Gary wants to lose weight by reducing his caloric intake He

Gary wants to lose weight by reducing his caloric intake. He eats a candy bar for breakfast instead of a bowl of cereal because the candy bar has fewer calories. Based on information presented in your textbook is Gary doing the right thing?

Yes, the number of calories is the most important factor in losing weight.

Yes, the candy bar will keep Gary from getting hungry longer than if he\'d eaten the cereal.

No, the candy bar will cause Gary to get hungry sooner than if he\'d eaten the cereal.

Gary should skip the calories at breakfast altogether.

Solution

Answer: (c) No, the candy bar will cause Gary to get hungry sooner than if he\'d eaten the cereal.

When you put sugary foods (sucrose, fructose, candy, etc.) in your blood, these are short-term caloric boosts that the body burns through very quickly (i.e. the energy you get from sugar is up and then crashed very quickly). The crash of this sugar causes the body to \"miss\" these nutrients, i.e. to inform you of the loss of caloric energy by making you feel hungry. Hunger is simply a sign that the body is lacking caloric energy.