Learning About Calories - 0 views
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When people talk about the calories in food, what do they mean? A calorie is a unit of measurement — but it doesn't measure weight or length. A calorie is a unit of energy. When you hear something contains 100 calories, it's a way of describing how much energy your body could get from eating or drinking it.
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We eat many calories on a daily basis, but sometimes we truly don't know what calories are. But these calories can be both good and bad. For example, people who try loosing weight cut down on the amount of calories they consume.
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Some people mistakenly believe they have to burn off all the calories they eat or they will gain weight. This isn't true. Your body needs some calories just to operate — to keep your heart beating and your lungs breathing.
