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1
a
unit
of
energy
,
often
used as a measurement of the
amount
of
energy
that
food
provides
:
Examples:
count
calories
His
trainer
encouraged
him to
count
calories
(=
notice
and
record
the
calories
of the
foods
he
ate
).
There are about 50
calories
in an
apple
.
An
athlete
in
training
needs a lot of
calories
.
He found calorie-counting the best way of
losing
weight
.
2
a
unit
of
heat
energy
3
a
unit
used in
measuring
the
amount
of
energy
food
provides
when
eaten
and digested:
Examples:
The
typical
US
daily
menu
contains
3000
calories
and should
contain
2300.
4
a
unit
equal
to the
amount
of
heat
needed
to
increase
the
temperature
of one
gram
of water by one
degree
Celsius
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