Is alcohol metabolized like sugars? Or something else? [more inside]
posted by Nelson on Nov 13, 2009 - 12 answers

What am I not getting about the elliptical machine at the gym? [more inside]
posted by Parasite Unseen on Oct 5, 2009 - 26 answers

How many calories will I burn playing a round of golf? Brief details are: I'm a 43 year old proportionately built man walking round a hilly Scottish golf course that measures 6500 yards. I carry my bag the whole way and it weighs 20lbs. [more inside]
posted by cameronfromedinburgh on Sep 11, 2009 - 7 answers

How many calories are in the average human brain? As in, if you were to eat a brain zombie style, how many calories would that represent?
posted by KirTakat on Aug 7, 2009 - 17 answers

If I ate 1lb of fat each day for a week would I gain more weight than if I'd eaten 1lb of celery each day for a week, and if so why.
posted by zeoslap on Jul 30, 2009 - 47 answers

Please give me your best long-distance hiking / bicycle touring / <insert other adventurous endurance activity> food recipes! [more inside]
posted by Captain Rayford Steele, Tribulation Force on Jun 23, 2009 - 10 answers

How do I make fantastic southern-type biscuits? [more inside]
posted by hal_c_on on Jun 19, 2009 - 18 answers

Do I need to eat more? [more inside]
posted by maxwelton on Jun 14, 2009 - 13 answers

I can't stand calorie-counting (the meticulousness, worrying whenever I'm eating at a friend's house or having a business meeting at a restaurant), but I'm also awful with keeping portions (and hunger) in check. What the hell is wrong with me? Am I doomed to stay overweight until I can break one of these idiotic habits? Any tips to help make it easier? [more inside]
posted by Franklin76 on Apr 19, 2009 - 51 answers

I'm looking for a website or perhaps a printed book that gives typical nutritional values for a large variety of Japanese foods. [more inside]
posted by Vorteks on Apr 10, 2009 - 5 answers

Question about nutrition information - For products like pickles and olives, which are usually packaged in jars with brine, does the total sodium content listed on the facts (amount per serving x number of servings) include the amount in the liquid? [more inside]
posted by captain cosine on Mar 21, 2009 - 5 answers

Am I eating enough? [more inside]
posted by tessalations999 on Feb 26, 2009 - 7 answers

I get really bad midnight munchies. I know I shouldn't eat before bed, but sometimes I just have to. What should I eat or avoid eating to minimize damage?
posted by valadil on Feb 5, 2009 - 17 answers

How many calories are burned to heal an injury? Presumably a minor abrasion would require less energy than a deep cut to heal. What about a broken bone? Liposuction? Heart transplant? Is there a chart with this sort of information somewhere?
posted by Grod on Jan 29, 2009 - 11 answers

Can you estimate the number of fat grams (and calories, if you're feeling spunky) in one of these cookies? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on Dec 18, 2008 - 11 answers

I've recorded my weight and the number of calories I've eaten each day for the past 6 months. I want to use to data to figure out the maximum number of calories I can eat each day without gaining weight. Any ideas on how to do this with statistics? [more inside]
posted by GregX3 on Nov 9, 2008 - 13 answers

Recipe/diet suggestions for increasing muscular bodymass. [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van on Oct 23, 2008 - 14 answers

How does heart rate correlate to calories burned, and can I lose weight by just being incredibly nervous? [more inside]
posted by Shepherd on Sep 16, 2008 - 6 answers

Calorie value of food compared to the value to create it. Does it really take more to create than is gained from consuming? If so, do biofuels make an energy profit? [more inside]
posted by twine42 on Jul 29, 2008 - 15 answers

Many MeFites are curious about metabolism, and so am I. I am particularly curious about metabolic rate testing: its accuracy, the experience, and whether it's worthwhile for me. [more inside]
posted by catlet on Jul 22, 2008 - 7 answers

Does one burn the same amount of energy going slower & longer as going faster & shorter? [more inside]
posted by Carsey on Jul 1, 2008 - 27 answers

I am A years old, am H inches tall and I weigh W pounds. I burn a total of B calories per day on average (that's including exercise as well as just daily living and sleeping). I consume E calories per day. What would my steady-state weight be expected to be, and how long would it take to reach it?
posted by zaebiz on Jun 29, 2008 - 12 answers

How does my excersise bike calculate calories based on weight, and how accurate is it? [more inside]
posted by twine42 on Jun 9, 2008 - 14 answers

How many calories are there in a glue stick? This question came up in a discussion with a chef about at what point edible things cease to be food. The chef felt that the substance must contain some kind of nutritional content. Is a glue stick food if it has calories? What about elmer's glue?
posted by ben242 on Apr 13, 2008 - 11 answers

Based on calories alone and ignoring any other nutritional deficiencies, could I gain weight off of drinking just soda and nothing else? [more inside]
posted by destro on Mar 15, 2008 - 20 answers

Now that chestnuts are in season, I've been buying sacks of freshly roasted Chinese chestnuts almost every week and eating them like crazy. Problem is, I cannot locate nutritional information in a format that's easy to understand. For example, I don't have a food scale, yet almost every listing I find on Google has one serving of chestnuts as 100 grams. Also, how do I know if the nutritional info is referring to nuts still in their shell, or the actual nutmeats? Thanks to everyone in advance.
posted by invisible ink on Feb 3, 2008 - 9 answers

Is there any exercise/fitness benefit to car-dancing? [more inside]
posted by joannemerriam on Jan 10, 2008 - 11 answers

Nutrition label says food has 5 grams of fat, 3 of them are saturated. There is no other information. Would the other fat be trans, polyunsaturated, or monounsaturated? [more inside]
posted by Defenestrator on Jan 4, 2008 - 7 answers

What's in my food? can I trust labels? [more inside]
posted by Challahtronix on Nov 8, 2007 - 16 answers

What's the maximum number of calories a human can digest in a day? [more inside]
posted by christonabike on Aug 26, 2007 - 17 answers

Is this a reasonable way to determine ideal calorie intake? [more inside]
posted by bijou on Aug 6, 2007 - 17 answers

Does bottled beer generally have fewer calories than draft beer? [more inside]
posted by fiTs on Jul 27, 2007 - 14 answers

Where might I be able to find the nutritional information for various artisanal cheeses? [more inside]
posted by Asherah on Jul 20, 2007 - 6 answers

When one is dieting by maintaining a small calorie deficit, is it appropriate to apply calories burned via one day's exercise to the next day's calorie total? Since I can't predict beforehand what days I'll have an opportunity to exercise, I can't plan ahead. Since I exercise rather late in the evening, binging the amount of calories after I return (directly before bed) would probably send 'em directly to my waist regardless of how much I'd just exercised. [more inside]
posted by The Confessor on Jul 2, 2007 - 13 answers

What am I doing wrong? Either I've got the worst metabolism in the world, or my body *likes* being fat. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 28, 2007 - 31 answers

Calorie intake and gaining modest amounts of muscle (i.e. not hardcore body-building). Plus, what is happening when your muscles are getting stronger and harder, but you've been running on a calorie deficit and losing weight? [more inside]
posted by peep on Jun 20, 2007 - 12 answers

Sensible (numerical) weight loss plan, followed meticulously, seeming to not produce results after 16 weeks. I'm still maintaining it just as consistently, but I'm starting to feel discouraged and somewhat lost. Inside are four potential problems. Which do you think are holding me back? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 25, 2007 - 41 answers

How many calories does a plus-sized woman need during pregnancy? [more inside]
posted by acoutu on Apr 24, 2007 - 15 answers

Why are Ice Breakers sours "not a low calorie food" when their nutrition facts list 0 calories? [more inside]
posted by deansfurniture5 on Apr 2, 2007 - 13 answers

Does "holding it in" burn extra calories? How much? [more inside]
posted by xiojason on Jan 24, 2007 - 16 answers

Does drinking cold water burn anywhere near a significant number of calories? [more inside]
posted by GilloD on Jan 16, 2007 - 12 answers

I'd love to know how many calories one burns during sign language interpreting - I think this might interest a lot of interpreters, actually. [more inside]
posted by etoile on Nov 7, 2006 - 2 answers

Is there a human equivalent to premium cat food? That is to say, a single form of synthetic food that will serve all hunger and nutritional needs? If not, why not? [more inside]
posted by ontic on Oct 13, 2006 - 40 answers

Is there a limit to the amount of calories the body can store as fat at any one time? My question is, let's say you go over your caloric needs by 4,000 on one day. Does that mean that your body will add 4,000 calories worth of fat? Or is there any limit to the amount of fat the body can store in one sitting? [more inside]
posted by mintchip on Oct 9, 2006 - 12 answers

Can you help me determine a ballpark calorie figure for grandma's stew? [more inside]
posted by Chorus on Sep 15, 2006 - 8 answers

BLTfilter: If I cook up a package of bacon there is a ton of grease left in the pan. Are the calories in the grease included in the nutrition information? [more inside]
posted by jaysus chris on Aug 26, 2006 - 21 answers

I'm giving blood today. I'm eating 1200 calories per day in an effort to lose a few pounds. Should I eat more to make up for the calories "burned" during donation?
posted by croutonsupafreak on Jul 11, 2006 - 12 answers

I'm thoroughly baffled about how I should eat. [more inside]
posted by synecdoche on Jun 21, 2006 - 11 answers

Which food has the highest number of calories per gram?
posted by reklaw on Apr 9, 2006 - 19 answers

Does taking the stairs 2 at a time burn more calories than stepping on all of them? [more inside]
posted by chefscotticus on Apr 5, 2006 - 18 answers