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Q&A: What’s the difference between a “calorie” and a “kilocalorie”?

On August 31, 2011 By

Question by JJ: What's the difference between a "calorie" and a "kilocalorie"?
In Japan, all the food packages say "Kcal", which is short for "Kilocalorie". Is there a difference between a Kcal and a regular calorie?

Best answer:

Answer by Lacey
Kcal is the same as the U.S. Calories (note the capital C). A [...]

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What is a calorie?

On August 5, 2011 By

This informative video will show you how to calculate calories and how much a calorie is worth energy / exercise-wise.

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Calculating Calories

On August 4, 2011 By

How to calculate net Calories (from intake and expenditure) in order to determine weight loss for an exercise program.

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How many calories should I be consuming?

On August 4, 2011 By

I am 5'7", weigh 200 lbs., female, 26 yo. I have been watching my diet and exercising for about two months now and have lost about 8 lbs. The thing is now that I have stepped up my exercise program, I am starting to feel a bit sluggish and my energy is down from when [...]

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In terms of calorie consumption, is wine a good alternative to beer?

On August 4, 2011 By

I am trying to watch my weight, so I'd like to avoid beer. Is wine high in calories? There is never any calorie information on wine bottles.

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