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cal calorie.

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Cal

abbr.

large calorie

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cal

abbr.

mean calorie; small calorie

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CAL,

abbreviation for chronic airflow limitation.

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cal,

abbreviation for calorie. 4.184 cal = 1 Joule.

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Cal,

abbreviation for Calorie. Cal is used to describe the calorie content of food. 1000 cal = 1 Cal.

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calorie [kal´o-re]

any of several units of heat defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius (1°C) at a specified temperature. The calorie used in chemistry and biochemistry is equal to 4.184 joules. Symbol cal. See also nutrition.

In referring to the energy content of foods it is customary to use the “large calorie,” which is equal to 1 kilocalorie (kcal). Every bodily process, including the building up of cells, motion of the muscles, and the maintenance of body temperature, requires energy, which the body derives from the food it consumes. Digestive processes reduce food to usable “fuel,” which the body “burns” in the complex chemical reactions that sustain life. The amount of energy required for these chemical processes varies. Factors such as weight, age, activity, and metabolic rate determine a person's daily calorie requirement. Nutrition experts have computed daily calorie requirements in terms of age and other factors. These tabulations serve only as guides; they cannot, of course, embrace all individual variations.

From its daily intake of energy foods, the body uses only the amount it needs for energy purposes. The remainder is stored as fat. If the average adult consumes more calories than the daily requirement, he or she will gain weight. However, if consumption is less than recommended daily requirements, the body will supplement its energy sources by drawing upon stores of fat and the person will lose weight.

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CAL,

n.pr See chronic airway limitation.

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Cal

kilocalorie.

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cal

calorie.

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Patient discussion about cal.

Q. Snacks for kids – is there a healthy option? My 8 years-old son eats snacks every day, and although he’s not fat by any means, I still want to give him good eating habits. Do you have any idea for healthy snacks? Is there any chance he’ll give up his chocolate and coke for fruits???

A. fruit or peanut butter and jelly,peanut butter provides protein,jelly is a fruit.

Q. Low calorie desserts - any suggestions? I’m having my in-laws for a dinner next week, and since my husband has started a diet lately I’m looking for a low-calorie desserts to end the low-fat meal I’m preparing. Any idea?

A. Here are some tips on making low calorie desserts:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Low-Calorie-Dessert-Guide

10 Superfast, Supereasy, Low-Cal Desserts
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/desserts/low-calorie/low-calorie-desserts/

Hope this helps.

Q. Is it true that when you eat celery you burn more calories than you consume?

A. There is a common belief that celery is so difficult for humans to digest, that it has negative calories because human digestion burns more calories than can be extracted. In an episode of Food Detectives they proved that celery does not have "negative calories", but states that the amount of calories burned digesting it burns the calories taken in, and one would lose weight if one only consumed celery.


http://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/negative-calories/24381.html