Yogh stood for a sort of throaty noise that was common in Middle English words that sounded like the ch in Bach or Scottish loch.. French scholars werenât fans of our weird non-Latin letters and started replacing all instances of yogh with âghâ in their texts.
The following foods are often considered to contain mostly empty calories and may lead to weight gain: 1  Cake, cookies, sweets, candy, ice cream, soft drinks, fruit-flavored beverages and gelatin and other foods containing added sugars (including High-fructose corn syrup, HFCS).
Foods such as soda, baked goods, ice cream, and candies provide calories but few nutrients. The goal is to limit the amount of such calories consumed each day. The amount for empty calories listed above is based on estimated calorie needs by age/gender.