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Tilted Cat Head
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Originally Posted by Slavakion
That's about right. People today are all afraid of calories. Calories are just energy. Granted, that energy can turn into love handles, but that's probably because you either don't exercize enough or ate too many calories.
Also, it's the amount of energy required to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree celsius. Another, more modern, definition is 1 calorie = 4.18 joules.
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actually I tend to think that people are more afraid of FAT than calories, which is why Snackwells and other low fat items sell so well even though the total caloric value isn't less.
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