Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In physical, the quantity of heat necessary to raise the temperature of a kilogram of water from 0° to 1° centigrade.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
calorie .
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The calory is the unit of heat, and represents the heat required to raise the temperature of a kilogram of water 1° C., or four pounds of water 1° F.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value Harry Snyder
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Btw. - why do you think that healthy and low calory diet must be expensive???
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » The M & Ms of Obesity Assessment 2009
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I might as well shelve them by sweetener type, calory content, or alphanumeric order.
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I don't know if your weight set-point is affected by the glucose/insulin surges that high-gi diets provide, or if the flavor theory is correct and the flavor-calory combination of the high-gi foods strongly offsets the negative push from the unflavored calories.
The Confirmatory Bias Diet, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Not everyone likes cabbage, green peppers, calory etc.
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Also, an aside directed to the commenter above describing the whole low-carb vs. low-calory back and forth as a “war”: That kind of attitude and prestige-laden thinking is what got us in this spot in the first place.
Is the mainstream starting to turn? | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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Try to avoid calory-taking in your meal is a good way to keep your health...
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I don't reccomend the thousand calory burn session.
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There are two options you can use: workout time or calory burn.
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It washes out the fat/calory you eat, yet won't cause uncomfortable feeling even if you drink a lot on a regular basis.
Reading, Writing, Cooking and Crafting: All the tea in China Kate 2007
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