For Calorie we have terms and definitions in 29 topics. The topics are Atkins Diet, Boiler, Calorie Restriction, Cancer, Car Care, Carpet, Chemistry, Culinary, Dairy Production, Diabetes, Diet, Dieting, Earth Science, Energy, Exercise, Explosives, Fitness, Food, Food and Health, Human Body, Import Cars, Medical, Nutrition, Physical Geography, Sanitation, Science, Treadmill, Weather and Weight Loss.

Calorie (Atkins Diet)

A calorie is a unit by which energy is measured.

Calorie (Boiler)

The mean calorie is 1/100 of the heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water from Zero C to 100 °C at a constant atmospheric pressure. It is about equal to the quantity of heat required to raise one gram of water 1 °C. Another definition is: A calorie is 3600/860 joules.

Calorie (Calorie Restriction)

Formally defined in scientific circles as the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius. But this is a very small amount of energy, so the scientific definition of calorie is usually not used when talking about the energy content of food. Instead, a food "Calorie" usually refers to one kilocalorie. One calorie is equivalent to 4.18 joules (another unit of energy) and one Calorie (capital "C") is equivalent to 4180 joules or 4.180 kilojoules.

Calorie (Cancer)

A measurement of the energy content of food. The body needs calories as "fuel" to perform all of its functions, such as breathing, circulating the blood, and physical activity. When a person is sick, their body may need extra calories to fight fever or other problems.

Calorie (Car Care)

1. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1°C, at or near the temperature of maximum density. This unit is called a “small calorie”, or “gram calorie.” 2. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1°C. This unit is called a "large calorie" or “kilogram-calorie.”

Calorie (Carpet)

The amount of heat required at one atmosphere of pressure to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius.

Calorie (Chemistry)

A unit of energy, equal to 4.184 joules.

Calorie (Culinary)

Unit of heat; 1 calorie = 3.968 B.T.U. . The heat required to raise 1 gram of water 1 degrees centigrade.

Calorie (Dairy Production)

A unit of heat that can be used to measure the amount of energy in a feed or a ration. A calorie is the amount heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water from 14.5 ° centigrade to 15.5 ° centigrade.

Calorie (Diabetes)

Energy that comes from food. Some foods have more calories than others. Fats have many calories. Most vegetables have few. People with diabetes are advised to follow meal plans with suggested amounts of calories for each meal and/or snack.See also: Meal plan; exchange lists.

Calorie (Diet)

A calorie is a unit of heat energy used in determining nutritional values. When foodstuffs, the `fuel’ for the body are metabolized, they liberate varying amounts of energy as heat. This energy is expressed in calories, hence the term; `burning the calories’. Fat produces 9 calories per gram; alcohol turns out 7 calories per gram, whilst carbohydrates and proteins each provide 4 calories per gram. Technically speaking, 1 calorie is the measure of heat needed to warm 1kg (kilogram) of water by 1 degree Centigrade. (Also See Carbohydrates; Fats, and Proteins).

Calorie (Dieting)

A calorie is a unit of heat energy used in determining nutritional values. When foodstuffs, the `fuel’ for the body are metabolized, they liberate varying amounts of energy as heat. This energy is expressed in calories, hence the term; `burning the calories’. Fat produces 9 calories per gram; alcohol turns out 7 calories per gram, whilst carbohydrates and proteins each provide 4 calories per gram. Technically speaking, 1 calorie is the measure of heat needed to warm 1kg (kilogram) of water by 1 degree Centigrade. (Also See Carbohydrates; Fats, and Proteins).

Calorie (Earth Science)

A unit of heat energy. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram (cubic Centimeter) of water 1 degree Celsius. Also, the substance which gives food its flavor.

Calorie (Energy)

One energy calorie is equivalent to 4.2 joules. Thus, it takes 500,000 calories of energy to boil a pot of coffee. One food calorie equals 1,000 energy calories.

Calorie (Exercise)

The amount of energy necessary to raise the temperature of 1 liter of water 1° C. Also called a kilocalorie.

Calorie (Explosives)

A calorie (cal) is a unit of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Centigrade (from 14.5° to 15.5°C); 1 cal = 4.1840 joules. Nutritionists use the kilocalorie (1,000 cal) to state the heat content of food.

Calorie (Fitness)

The amount of energy necessary to raise one liter of water one degree Celsius. Your body needs calories as "fuel" to perform all of its functions, such as breathing, circulation, and physical activity. All the food you intake has a certain number of calories that are ultimately used by your body or stored for later use. The body burns 3 fuels for energy: Proteins, Fats and Carbohydrates. The body will burn Proteins and Fats as fuels, but prefers Carbohydrates to the other two. Each fuels provides a certain number of calories per gram:
• 4 calories per gram of protein
• 4 calories per gram of carbohydrate
• 9 calories per gram of fat
As we can see fat is the most efficient fuel, although too much fat in your diet is very bad.

Calorie (Food)

A calorie is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one milliliter (ml) of water at a standard initial temperature by one degree centigrade (1°C).

Calorie (Food and Health)

A calorie is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one milliliter (ml) of water at a standard initial temperature by one degree centigrade (1°C).

Calorie (Human Body)

a unit of energy, the equivalent of approximately 4.2 joules. Dietitians loosely use the word 'calorie' to mean kilocalorie in measuring the energy value of foods.

Calorie (Import Cars)

A measurement of heat; the amount of heat required to raise 1 gram of water (H2O) 1 degree C.

Calorie (Medical)

A unit that is used to measure the energy content in food

Calorie (Nutrition)

Unit of heat, measurement of energy.

Calorie (Physical Geography)

Quantity of energy. Equals the amount of heat required to raise 1 gram of pure water from 14.5 to 15.5° Celsius at standard atmospheric pressure.

Calorie (Sanitation)

The amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C, at one atmosphere of pressure.

Calorie (Science)

A unit of heat used in human nutrition equal to one kilocalorie; used to express heat-producing or energy-producing value in food when oxidized in the body

Calorie (Treadmill)

A calorie is the unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1ºC at 1 atmosphere pressure.

Calorie (Weather)

In meteorology, it is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one (1) gram of water one (1) degree Celsius. It is a unit of heat energy.

Calorie (Weight Loss)

A unit of measurement for the amount of energy that is released from food upon oxidation by the body

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