Too Good to Be True: Chewing Celery Burns Calories

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Hilary Walke on Jul 1, 2009 at 12:29PM

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Too Good to Be True: Chewing Celery Burns Calories

...And 5 Other Calorie Myths

Health-Editor-at-Large Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom gives us the 411 on the latest false calorie claims.

Eating Celery Burns Calories
The difference between the calories burned from chewing and digesting celery and the calories you ingest is so minuscule that there is virtually no impact on weight loss. However, celery is very low in calories—it contains 8 to 10 calories a stalk and is 95 percent water—so snacking on it will keep you on track.