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kilocalorie

[ kil-uh-kal-uh-ree ]

noun

Thermodynamics.
  1. one thousand small calories. : kcal


kilocalorie

/ ˈ°ìɪ±ôəʊˌ°ìæ±ôÉ™°ùɪ /

noun

  1. another name for Calorie
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kilocalorie1

First recorded in 1890–95; kilo- + calorie
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The WFP is initially providing each family of seven with 2100 kilocalories a day for a month, and may consider other forms of aid like cash in the coming weeks, Kropf said.

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Even in the harsh, dry savanna of northern Tanzania, Hadza men and women acquire 500 to 1,000 kilocalories of food an hour, on average.

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In the developed world, embracing an average daily 2,300-kilocalorie diet instead of consumption that often reaches more than 3,000 kilocalories lessens food waste in the first place.

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And if you subtract 500 kilocalories from your basal metabolic rate and limit your daily energy intake to this value, you will definitely consume less energy than you use.

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According to government figures, we currently consume an average of 2,130 kilocalories a day, a figure that appears to include sweets and alcohol.

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