I am cutting down my calories at the moment to lose a bit of weight. I had an apple last night for a snack and when I tracked it on my calorie tracker app I realised it was pretty much the same amount of calories as a small chocolate bar. Does this mean that if I’m trying to lose weight I might as well be having the chocolate bar instead?
Obviously there is more fat in a chocolate bar but when I Googled it it said you should focus on calories more than fat
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Calories are good to look at for weight loss.
Nutritional value is for health.
So yes, a chocolate bar with 80 calories and an apple with 80 calories will have basically the same impact on weight. But the apple will also provide other nutrients that your body needs to function while the chocolate bar will not. So given the option between the two you are better off with the apple.
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