Quick Health Tip - Bioenergetics and Scientific Values of Food

​People ask why foods have specific calories. And what is the number we should use as the overall count? The science tells us that the energy value of food is determined by the heat it produces when its burn. Fats are typically lipids of approximately 9.5 kcals, simple glucose carbs have approximately 3.74 kcals, complex carbs have approximately 4.2 kcals, and my favorite protein, yields approximately 5.5 kcals with the nitrogen components it has.