Negative Calories vs. Negative Calorie Balance

The popular Negative Calorie Diet is in fact a low-fat, low-energy-density diet, which becomes evident when you look at the food list. However, you should keep it in your mind that the words negative calorie refer to calorie balance because there's no such thing as negative calories -- all and any calories are positive. So what's the matter with those foods? The term "Catabolic food" better describing the idea behind the diet was first used by Dr. Victor Lindlahr who practiced in Chicago and broadcasted his nutrition program. The term refereed to foods that had, what he called, "reverse calories" (now known as negative calories.) Dr. Lindlahr asked listeners of his radio broadcast to test his new diet and report back to him the results. Almost 26,000 listeners did report back with an average one pound of body weight lost per day for ten days. Here are some of the foods on Dr. Lindlahr's list: Artichokes Celery Parsley leaves Sweet Potato Asparagus Cucumbers Peppers Tomato Broccoli Eggplant Radishes Zucchini Brussels Sprouts Leeks - cooked Spinach Carrots Lettuce Beans-green Cauliflower Endive Peas Beans-string Chives - fresh Garlic Pumpkin Beets Corn Onions Red Cabbage Cabbage Dill Pickles Parsnips Turnip Blueberries Limes Pineapple Cantaloupe Grapefruit Oranges Plums Strawberries Lemons Raspberries Pears-Bartlett Watermelon Apples Cherries Honeydew melon Peaches Apricots Grapes Nectarines Tangerines Crabs Lobster-cooked Trevally Flounder Mussels Clams Shrimps Prawns Cod Tuna