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    • Your Qs: Is celery calorie negative?

    Staff writer - 1 min read

    22 September 2017

    You asked, we answered.

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    I’ve been told that eating celery means your body is burning more calories than it’s actually getting from the celery. Is this really true? If so, do any other foods do the same thing?

    Olivia, VIC.

    In the past, celery has been dubbed as a ‘calorie negative’ food. Last year, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and the University of Warwick conducted a small experiment for television show Food Unwrapped, in which they fed a participant celery and a celery smoothie over the course of 12 hours, counting the calories burned as time went on. The celery smoothie proved most effective, coming in at a negative count of 59 calories. The participant was, however, enclosed in a ‘calorie chamber’ and, as you may agree, that doesn’t sound like a particularly appealing drink.

    Perceiving food in this ‘calorie negative’ way may not be the best approach to manage your weight in the long term. Joel Feren from Healthy Nutrition agrees: “Although foods such as celery, lettuce and cucumbers are very low in calories, they still count towards a day's worth of energy. Unfortunately, there is no magic bullet when it comes to weight loss. Focusing on positive lifestyle changes, portion control and moving your body in a positive way will all likely help you fight the battle of the bulge. Nevertheless, including celery, cucumber and lettuce in your salad may be a good start.”

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