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What is Macronutrients?

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Macronutrients

Macronutrients are the three nutrients that supply calories: protein and carbohydrate at about 4 calories per gram, and fat at about 9.

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In plain words

Alcohol also supplies calories, about 7 per gram, but it is not counted as a nutrient you need.

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Why it matters

The macro calculator turns your calorie target into grams you can actually plan meals around.

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Macronutrients are the three nutrients that supply calories: protein and carbohydrate at about 4 calories per gram, and fat at about 9.

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