It's Always More Complicated Than You Think
The Hidden Truths About Calories
Odds are you sometimes think about calories. They are among the most often counted things in the universe. When the calorie was originally conceived it was in the context of human work. More calories meant more capacity for work, more chemical fire with which to get the job done, coal in the human stove. Fat, it has been estimated, has nine calories per gram, carbohydrates and proteins just four; fiber is sometimes counted separately and gets awarded a piddling two. Every box of every food you have ever bought is labeled based on these estimates, too bad then that they are so often wrong.
Large baseline populations would calibrate real world Calorie bioavailability. It is a simple thing for Congress to mandate all State schools feed their freshmen Velveeta, Vienna sausage, Spam, Miracle Whip, corn syrup, Cheetos, and Wonder Bread. Real institutions of higher learning will feed their freshmen somethings nice from Anthony Bourdain, Wolfgang Puck, and Julia Child. In a year we would know – all of it fully paid by a modest temporary 20% hike in tuition to be studied for date of withdrawal.