How Many Calories
Definition of a calorie
A calorie is a unit of measurement for energy. In most fields, it has been replaced by the joule, the SI unit of energy. However, it remains in common use for the amount of energy obtained from food. Many different definitions for the calorie have emerged during the 19th and 20th century. They fall into two classes:
• The small calorie or gram calorie is the energy needed to increase the temperature of 1 g of water by 1 °C. This unit of energy is equivalent to about 4.185 J.
• The large calorie or kilogram calorie is the energy needed to increase the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 °C. This unit of energy is 1000-times larger than the gram calorie and equivalent to about 4.185 kJ.
The kilogram calorie is today also called kilocalorie (symbol: kcal). The international standard definition of the term "calorie" (symbol: cal) refers today to the gram calorie; this way, the term kilocalorie can also be interpreted to mean 1000 calories. However, where the term "calorie" is used in nutrition and food labeling, it commonly refers to the kilocalorie.
How many calories do i need
The number of calories the body consumes in a day is different for every person. You may notice on the nutritional labels of the foods you buy that the "percent daily values" are based on a 2,000 calorie diet -- 2,000 calories is a rough average of what people eat in a day. But your body might need more or less than 2,000. Height, weight, gender, age and activity level all affect your caloric needs. There are three main factors involved in calculating how many calories your body needs per day:
• basal metabolic rate
• physical activity
• thermic effect of food
More information can be found at How many calories do I need
How many calories are in a banana
| Food | Calories (cal) | Total Fats (g) | Carbs (g) | Protein (g) | Per |
| Fresh Fruit: Banana, Common, raw, peeled | 172 | 0 | 40 | 3 | large, 5 per kilo |
| Fresh Fruit: Banana, Lady Finger, raw, peeled | 95 | 0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 3.1 g |
| Fresh Fruit: Banana, Sugar, raw, peeled | 95 | 0 | 22.5 | 1.4 | 1 banana |
| Fresh Fruit: Banana, average all types, raw, peeled | 184 | 0 | 43 | 3 | large, 5 per kilo |
| Deluxe Ice Cream: Banana | 1,998 | 100 | 240 | 40 | 1 litre |
| Deluxe Ice Cream: Bananas 'n Strawberry | 1,998 | 90 | 270 | 30 | 1 1 litre |
More information can be found at how many calories are in a banana
How many calorie in a pound
1 pound = 9.74351079 × 1015 calorie
It takes 3,500 calories to equal one pound of body weight. Generally, dieters dump an average of 1,000 calories per day in an effort to lose 2 pounds of body fat per week.
(Need to confirm the two statements above don’t contradict each other)
How many calories are in an apple
| Food | Calories (cal) | Total Fats (g) | Carbs (g) | Protein (g) | Per |
| Fresh Fruit: Apple, Golden Delicious, raw | 101 | 0 | 25.9 | 1.2 | large, 4 per kg |
| Fresh Fruit: Apple, Granny Smith, raw | 101 | 0 | 25.9 | 1.2 | large, 4 per kg |
| Fresh Fruit: Apple, Jonathon, raw | 118 | 0 | 29.4 | 1.2 | large, 4 per kg |
| Fresh Fruit: Apple, Red Delicious, raw | 127 | 0 | 32.9 | 1.2 | large, 4 per kg |
| Fresh Fruit: Custard Apple (Sweetsop), raw, peeled | 292 | 2 | 64 | 6 | 1 medium |
| Fresh Fruit: Star Apple (Caimito), raw | 67 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 100g |
More information can be found at How many calories are in a apple
How many calorie in pizza
All calories are calculated 'per slice'. If you order 'regular crust' add 60 calories per slice. If you order 'pan pizza' add 120 calories per slice. Pizza should yield 8 slices. Keep in mind that the thicker the crust, the higher the cheese, the more meat that is piled on, and the increase in olives ups those calories in a big way.
Calories in Thin Crust Pizza
Cheese Pizza, 230 calories per slice
Pepperoni Pizza, 290 calories per slice
Sausage Pizza, 280 calories per slice
Meat-Piled High Pizza, 350 calories per slice
Veggie Pizza, 215 calories per slice
Spinach Alfredo Pizza, 240 calories per slice
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How many calories in cassava, taro and yam I wonder? But they are better than fried food surely.
Fiji Times today ran an article on obesity in children in Fiji. Here is part of it:
Our children are fat, overweight
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
OBESITY rates in infants have more than doubled over a 10-year period, causing grave concerns among health officials, it has been revealed.
It has also forced a ban on unhealthy foods sold in schools, it has been revealed.
A national nutritional survey conducted in 2004 by the National Food and Nutrition Centre showed obesity in children up to four years of age had more than doubled from 4.5 per cent in 1993 to 12.9 per cent.
It found that obesity rates in children between the ages of five and nine was 15.3 per cent - a 159 per cent increase over the 1993 figure.
Ministry of Health chief dietician and nutritionist Nisha Khan said the differences between 1993 and 2004 were significant in both age groups. But she said the problem also existed in secondary school students.
A Ministry of Health pilot study in three secondary schools last year showed 16 per cent of students were obese, 18 per cent were overweight while 12 per cent were in the moderate underweight category. etc.
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