Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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New research about losing weight is complicating the simple math behind counting calories, and it reveals the number on the label may not tell the whole story.
Kim Suh-young explains more.

For years, the advice on losing weight has come down to a simple equation burn more calories than you eat, and the weight comes off.
It's a formula millions of dieters rely on every day.
But nutrition researchers say that the math might actually be more complicated than most of us realize starting with the numbers on the label itself.

"The problem is the FDA allows for rounding, and that means the number on the label can actually be off by as much as 20%.."

That's just the first issue.
Doctors say the body doesn't treat every calorie in the same way.
Highly processed foods, such as white bread, pasta or soda, convert quickly to energy and push the body to store fat.
Foods rich in resistant starches, like beans or whole grains, are absorbed more slowly, and the body actually uses fewer of their calories.

"So basically, the quality of the calories matters a lot."

Even how food is prepared can shift the equation.
Cooked food is absorbed more easily than raw.
Ripeness matters too an unripe banana yields fewer usable calories than a ripe one.
Even grinding almonds into almond butter changes how many calories the body actually absorbs compared to eating them whole.
And it's not just food sleep and genetics can all change how many calories your body pulls from the same meal.
Doctors say all of these factors combine to make the math of daily calories far messier than a food label suggests.

The evidence is very clear that the best way to do it is what we all know and aren't very good at: eat a high-quality, whole foods diet, and don't just focus on the numbers."

Counting calories can still be a helpful guide but experts say quality matters just as much as the number itself.

Kim Suh-young, Arirang News.

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2026-08-31, 12:00 (KST)