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  • What is a calorie?

    What is a calorie?

    Daily calorie intake From Dictionary.com : cal·o·rie –noun   1.  Thermodynamics. a. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal b. (usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal   2. Physiology. a. a unit equal to the kilocalorie, used to express the heat output of an organism and the fuel or energy value of food. b. a quantity [...]

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