Are 3,500 Calories Equal to A Pound?

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Breakfast meal of toast, boiled eggs, orange juice, and parfait.

As far back as I can remember, during my 20s (many years ago), I’ve been health- and weight-conscious.
As I approached middle age, I noticed my metabolism began to slow down, and it wasn’t as easy for me to shed unwanted pounds. Watching my mom and my older sister on what I call “the weight-loss roller coaster,” I professed that I didn’t want to be a “chip off the old block.”

What I didn’t realize at the time was that genetics could influence between 10 to 30% of how my body metabolized food and the way my body responded to the calories I consumed, which were beyond my control.

However, the remaining 70 to 90% of how my body responded to consuming calories was attributed to my lifestyle and my environment, which, Ah! Ha!—gave me an advantage.

See what recent studies suggest, according to Dr. Kevin Hall of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), that 3,500 calories are equivalent to one pound. Is it a myth or the truth?

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