Definition of Calorie. Meaning of Calorie. Synonyms of Calorie

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Definition of Calorie

Calorie
Calorie Cal"o*rie, n. [F., fr. L. calor heat.] (Physics) The unit of heat according to the French standard; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram (sometimes, one gram) of water one degree centigrade, or from 0[deg] to 1[deg]. Compare the English standard unit, Foot pound.

Meaning of Calorie from wikipedia

- The calorie is a unit of energy that originated from the caloric theory of heat. The large calorie, food calorie, dietary calorie, kilocalorie, or kilogram...
- "A calorie is a calorie" is a tautology used to convey the concept that sources of dietary calories are interchangeable. This concept has been subject...
- A negative-calorie food is food that supposedly requires more food energy to be digested than the food provides. Its thermic effect or specific dynamic...
- Calorie restriction (also known as caloric restriction or energy restriction) is a dietary regimen that reduces the energy intake from foods and beverages...
- refer to: Calories (story) a 1951 novel by L. Sprague deCamp Calorie Kun Vs. Moguranian, a video game Calorie restriction, a dietary regime Calorie count...
- energy, the calorie (cal). In nutritional contexts, the latter is often (especially in US) the "large" variant of the unit, also written "Calorie" (with symbol...
- Calorie count laws are a type of law that require restaurants (typically only larger restaurant chains) to post food energy and nutritional information...
- A very-low-calorie diet (VLCD), also known as semistarvation diet and crash diet, is a type of diet with very or extremely low daily food energy consumption...
- CalorieMate (カロリーメイト karorīmeito) is a brand of nutritional energy bar and energy gel foods produced by Ot**** Pharmaceutical Co., in ****an. It was first...
- used to identify and describe these foods including light, zero calorie, low calorie, low fat, no fat and sugar free. In some areas use of these terms...