Actually, that last comment of mine was a poor attempt at that “Dry Aussie Wit” thing.
I seem, somehow, to have become the principle advocate of the proposition that Cecil’s column on the subject is significantly wrong, something I’m sure my buddy Desmo had in mind.
Im guessing no, since calories is a way of saying ‘what the body can burn for energy’.
If it just gets pooped out, its not calories.
Yes, that’s correct. The earlier cite said:
Cellulose burns well in a burner, too, but because it’s well established that it’s not easily digested by humans, it’s treated differently.
Princhester: Sorry I didn’t respond to your post earlier. I knew what you meant. I also probably should have said “not merely inane…” 