Question

What are empty calories?

Food items that contain no calories.
Calories that have no nutritional value.
Calories that are empty from any harmful ingredients.
Food that has all nutritional values and empty calorie waste.

Answer 1

In human nutrition, the term empty calories applies to food such as solid fats and/or added sugars supplying food energy but little or no other nutrition. The USDA advises, "A small amount of empty calories is okay, but most people eat far more than is healthy."