Are the kinds of foods that you eat more important than the amount you eat?

People will go out of their way to eliminate carbohydrates or fats completely from their diet. Most of the time they end up eating the same number of calories in other type of foods.Calories are calories whether they come from fat or carbs. If you eat too many calories for the amount that you are going to burn, you will gain weight. It is the amount of food that you eat that is important.