Unit of energy (in colloquial usage also known as calorie)
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Examples for "kilocalorie"
Examples for "kilocalorie"
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You want to keep clicking that mouse until you burn one kilocalorie?
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Yes, this probably burns more than one kilocalorie since I also would my my arms and legs and stuff, but you get the idea.
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One big calorie is 1,000 little calories-technicallythis would be called a kilocalorie, but everyone calls it a calorie because some people find ambiguity cool.
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However, if you are not sick, it's a good idea to avoid calorie-restricted diets, especially those with large calorie deficits.
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Then there is the food calorie which is equivalent to 1000 chemistry calories.
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For the conversion, 1 food calorie is equal to 4,184 joules.