From “big mick” to “fit mick” extra calories cause weight gain
By Mike Ashworth | February 7, 2010
I guess the title is a bit bleeding obvious really.
However, when you look into just how few extra calories you have to consume, to put on weight, it is quite staggering.
A daily 60-kcal cookie would be expected to produce 0.2 kg (0.5 lb) weight gain in a month and therefore 2.7 kg (6 lb) in a year etc.
This is based on the assumption (frequently used in textbooks and scientific articles) that a pound (454 g) of fat tissue has about 3500 kilocalories (kcal).
If you are wondering what “from big mick to fit mick” is all about then please read this post about my wake up call re my health and also my goals
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