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  2. A calorie is a calorie - Wikipedia

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    A kilocalorie is the equivalent of 1000 calories or one dietary Calorie, which contains 4184 joules of energy.The notion that "a calorie is a calorie" is related to the idea that weight maintenance is a result of equalizing calorie input and calorie output, [4] and may lead to the practice of calorie restriction.

  3. Calorie - Wikipedia

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    In nutrition and food science, the term calorie and the symbol cal may refer to the large unit or to the small unit in different regions of the world. It is generally used in publications and package labels to express the energy value of foods in per serving or per weight, recommended dietary caloric intake, [6] [7] metabolic rates, etc.

  4. What the calorie counts that now appear on menus ... - AOL

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    A calorie is a unit of measurement for energy within food and drink. Calories are an indicator of the amount of energy in the food that your body can use to function. If you consume more calories ...

  5. Units of energy - Wikipedia

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    The calorie is defined as the amount of thermal energy necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of water by 1 Celsius degree, from a temperature of 14.5 °C, at a pressure of 1 atm. For thermochemistry a calorie of 4.184 J is used, but other calories have also been defined, such as the International Steam Table calorie of 4.1868 J.

  6. This Is The Minimum (And Maximum) Calories You Need ... - AOL

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    If you want to gain weight, the Cleveland Clinic recommends increasing your calorie intake by 300 to 500 calories a day—3,122 to 3,322 calories per day for the average guy, assuming his activity ...

  7. Is a 1,200-calorie diet a healthy way to lose weight?

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    To calculate your weight-maintenance calories, multiply your weight by 15. If 1,200 calories a day is more than 500 calories lower than your weight-maintenance calories, you can expect to lose ...

  8. Food energy - Wikipedia

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    To facilitate evaluation by consumers, food energy values (and other nutritional properties) in package labels or tables are often quoted for convenient amounts of the food, rather than per gram or kilogram; such as in "calories per serving" or "kcal per 100 g", or "kJ per package". The units vary depending on country:

  9. Can A Calorie Deficit Really Help You Lose Weight? - AOL

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    Here's how to figure out how many calories to eat to lose weight using the Mifflin-St. Jeor equation, a calorie deficit calculator, or by working with an RD.