• Question: When you go to Mcdonalds or other fast food places, if you burn the calories off after you eat the food, will it still hurt your body?

    Asked by Lieutenant Commander Data to Andy, Duane, Giovanna, Katie, Theresia on 17 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Theresia Mina

      Theresia Mina answered on 17 Nov 2014:

      Hi Lieutenant,

      You’ll eat as you are hungry so you need some of the energy but maybe not all of them. Burning calories straight away after you eat while your body is still digesting the food does not sound like a good idea to me.

    • Photo: Duane Mellor

      Duane Mellor answered on 17 Nov 2014:

      It may not be a good idea it the long term as your diet may not be well balanced. I know a researcher in America who ate twinkies for 2 weeks to prove he would not gain weight. Not a sensible idea though

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      Andrew Philp answered on 18 Nov 2014:

      I guess with processed, high fat foods like fast food, you have the calories but also a lot of other things like high salt content for example. So even with exercise to deal with the calories, you have a lot of other things that can contribute to poor health….

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