History Main / CastFromCalories

* Momo Yaoyorozu of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' is technically a case of Cast From Fatty Acids; her creation quirk transmutes the lipids in her body to form any object she can think of. The effect is pretty much the same since eating is the easiest way she can replenish them.

* ''Franchise/TheFlash'': ComicBook/WallyWest had to take in high levels of nutrition to recharge himself. He overcame this weakness later but since he was a BigEater at heart, he didn't stop eating inhuman levels of food.

** ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'': Deadpool once explained that he has to eat a lot to allow his HealingFactor to work.
** ''ComicBook/IronMan'': The villain Ezekiel Stane bioengineered his own body to be able to fire repulsor blasts like Iron Man, but doing so burns a lot of energy. He compensates by consuming a ''very'' high-calorie goo.
--->'''Ezekiel:''' ''(squeezing a tube into his mouth)'' Here comes 20,000 calories just like mom used to make.

** ''ComicBook/TotallyAwesomeHulk'': Amadeus Cho needs to consume lots of calories to maintain the mass and energy needed to HulkOut.
** ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'': Wolverine, [[PowersAsPrograms whose healing factor is what Wade's is derived from]], is occasionally depicted as needing to fill up with high-protein meals to fuel his healing. He advises X-23 to follow suit.

** It's later revealed this is a trait shared by Saiyans in general. Vegeta, Gohan, Goten, Trunks, and even Nappa are prone to eating the same enormous amounts. A famous scene during the Buu Arc has Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan at the World Tournament diner, pouring food down and piling bowls up. Krillin even makes a remark on wondering what Saiyan stomachs were made of.

** The Pro Hero known as Fat Gum possesses a quirk called "Fat Absorption," allowing him to both absorb damage from attacks and trap enemies with his fat. He can also use the energy his fat has absorbed to unleash a devastating blow, though it requires him to burn off all of his fat and renders him unable to use his quirk again until he's put the weight back on.
** Sugar Rush, Rikido Sato’s quirk, lets him greatly increase his strength and stamina, and the more he eats, the stronger he gets. Unfortunately he tends to go hypoglycemic once he’s expended it all.

** ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'': Wolverine, [[PowersAsPrograms whose healing factor is what Wade's is derived from]], is occasionally depicted as needing to fill up with high-protein meals to fuel is healing. He gives advice to X-23 to follow suit.

* In ''Fanfic/KarmaInRetrograde'', Touya's powerful fire Quirk quickly burns through his energy reserves, exhausting him if he's ever forced to fight over a prolonged period of time. This made him sickly when combined with his naturally weak constitution. Touya tried to make up the difference by eating twice as many vegetables and drinking milk, but he's constantly miffed that his younger brother Natsuo ended up taller than him. This also means that he has few real food preferences, as he's too busy [[BigEater trying not to starve himself]] to be [[TooDesperateToBePicky picky about the taste.]]

* ''Series/TheDefenders2017'': Series/{{Luke|Cage2016}} is incredulous at how [[Series/IronFist2017 Danny Rand]] is able to eat so much and still be thin.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' establishes that people who constantly cast spells (especially mage type characters) will get quite hungry at the end of a fight due to all of their spent aether. This is notable with [[spoiler: G'raha Tia]] where he realizes after having to learn to rely on his own aether again to cast spells, he can get absolutely famished.