What is a calorie?


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A calorie is a unit of heat measurement, specifically the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C.

Basically, calories are a measure of energy.

Hope that helps,
Dave S.
Owner, Perfect Fit Personal Training Studio
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it is the result of a calculation involving 3 things, carbohydrates, sugars, and protein u should eat about 1900 calorie a day
It measures the amount of fat, sugar, and carbs in a food.
A calorie is a unit of energy. This is all I can remember from physics, but this should help clear things up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/calorie...
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