Guess what? All calories are not made equal!
Our body recognizes calories from high fiber whole foods are handled very differently from the ultraprocessed junk we occasionally (frequently?) eat. That’s because the ultraprocessed foods are quickly absorbed in our upper GI (gastrointestinal) tract. So, the calories go to the body and not our microbiome (which is located at the end of the GI tract). And, it’s when we feed our gut microbiome that the calories we consume have more effect.
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