The Theory of Negative Calorie Foods
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008author: Patrick Beaufay
In reality there is no such thing as a negative calorie food because all foods contain calories. But according to the theory, negative calorie foods are foods which use more calories to digest than the calories the foods actually contain.
This arises because calories from these foods are much harder for the body to breakdown and process. In other words, it appears to take more effort for the body to burn these foods than the amount of calories they contain. This gives these foods a tremendous natural fat-burning advantage.
For instance, a piece of cake consisting of 400 calories may require only 130 calories to be digested by our body, resulting in a net gain of 270 calories which is added to our body fat!