Laying the Foundation for Better Health
Chapter 1 The Basics of Nutrition
Chapter 1 The Basics of Nutrition
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Metrics <strong>for</strong> Nutrition<br />
What’s s a Calorie?<br />
calorie<br />
– measure of food energy<br />
– heat needed to raise 1 g of water 1 o Celsius<br />
Kilocalorie or Calorie<br />
– measure of food energy<br />
– Technically a kilocalorie is <strong>the</strong> heat energy needed to raise <strong>the</strong><br />
temperature of 1000 g (1 liter) of water 1 o Celsius.<br />
Specific number of calories in food is reported as kilocalories or Calories<br />
1 kilocalorie = 1000 calories = 1 Calorie
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