How come weight is affected by calories, and not the weight of the food? If I eat a bag of candy, I will gain weight, but if I eat 4 apples, I won’t gain as much?

Question

How come weight is affected by calories, and not the weight of the food? If I eat a bag of candy, I will gain weight, but if I eat 4 apples, I won’t gain as much?

In: Biology

Answer 1

One thing missing from the explanations is that your weight will initially increase by the weight of what you have eaten.

But as you digest it the other explanations take over.