Yes. Because it is. Everyone who thinks they're smart and argues with this doesn't understand the "calories out" part. Hot sauce has virtually no calories but has a high thermic effect which causes the body to burn calories due to this. Protein has a high thermic effect. It's estimated that for every 100 calories of protein eaten that 30 are used to process the calories. These are the parts people miss. Intentionally so due to their wanton retardation. When all you eat is icecream, made up of sugar which the body easily converts to adipose tissue and is also high in calories: you're going to b e fat. When you eat a high amount of protein (animal meat is protein, fruits vegetables etc do not contain protein), of the same amount of calories; you're going to be much better off. Due to what I stated above about calories out. People **ONLY** look at calories in and ignore 90% of the calories out equation.