Sage originates from the countries in the Balkans and around the Mediterranean Sea. One finds Sage everywhere in Southern Europe, to a height of 800 meters and in the gardens of the Provence it is often seen. Sage is now cultivated everywhere, and is rare in the wild.
Counting the calories you eat is a little different. A gram of protein has 4 calories, as does a gram of carbohydrate. But a gram of fat has 9 calories, and a gram of alcohol has 7. There are roughly 454 grams in a pound, so: 1814 calories in a pound of pure protein or carbohydrate.
The body breaks down carbohydrate into glucose (a type of sugar) to provide energy. The number of sugars found in the chemical structure of the carbohydrate determines if it is a simple or a complex carbohydrate. Simple carbohydrates contain no more than two sugars. Carbohydrates with more than two sugars in their structures are considered complex carbohydrates. Compared to simple carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates are generally absorbed slower and thus take longer for the body to digest. This helps to avoid blood glucose spikes.