This video post looks at how many calories are in fat, protein, and carbohydrates. It then discusses what impact this has on your diet. Some fat is essential for optimal health but when trying to lose weight, it is important to understand how much energy (calories) we are consuming. Do you know how many calories are in 1 gram of fat, protein and carbohydrates?

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Editors Note: This is a guest post from Olympic Athlete Michael Blackburn, BAppSci (Hons), PhD (Sports Science).

I’m writing this because too many times I’ve heard from athletes that ’sugar is bad’ or ’sugar makes me fat’. So I wanted to talk about some facts regarding the benefits of carbohydrates/sugars in an athlete’s diet.

With so many messages about diets in the general media it’s important for athletes to remember that they need an eating plan that provides high quality energy for training and competition, rather than follow diet fads of the general population.

Firstly, some important background.
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