Fats yield more than twice as many calories per gram than do proteins or carbohydrates.

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Carlie Powell

20 September, 05:33

Fats yield more than twice as many calories per gram than do proteins or carbohydrates.

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Fat has more than twice as many calories per gram as carbohydrates and proteins. A gram of fat has about 9 calories, while a gram of carbohydrate or protein has about 4 calories. In other words, you could eat twice as much carbohydrates or proteins as fat for the same amount of calories.

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