Calories on a food label, exercise bike, or wearable fitness device: • energy required to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius • energy required to raise 1 gram of water 1 kilodegree Farenheight • energy required to raise 1 kilogram of water 1 degree Celsius • energy required to raise 1 kilogram of water 1 degree Farenheight
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A calorie is a unit of energy. Specifically, it is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius. Show more…
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