A low energy density is preferable because the food has a low ratio of calories to grams, allowing one to consume more food per calorie.

In other words: the more nutrients you consume per calorie, the healthier you will be.

That is less than a tenth of a cent per calorie - some of the cheapest calories in the world.

It's like judging food on price per pound (or per calorie), completely ignoring flavor.

Those calories count, and you want the biggest nutritional payoff per calorie.

This equation signals that future health can be predicted by the micronutrient per calorie density of the diet.

The healthiest sources of carbohydrates provide plenty of vitamins and minerals per calorie they are nutrient-dense.

The higher the value, the more nutrition per calorie (nutrient density) and the least negative factors in the food.

It is low in calories by volume, but high in protein per calorie.

The best way to combat this is to choose foods that have a lot of nutrition per calorie.