2006-12-26 06:03:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Calorie is a unit of energy describing heat energy... but it is also a unit which describes the energy that food can be turned into. There are two different uses for "calorie". When a furnace burns energy the BTU.. BRITISH THERMAL UNITS are described in calories... The energy that food can create when ingested by you is also described as calories.
2006-12-26 06:09:05 · answer #1 · answered by skipdip 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Energy
2006-12-26 14:11:35 · answer #2 · answered by bucsandducks 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Energy!
2006-12-26 14:07:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A calorie is a unit of energy. Energy makes all kinds of things happen, including all the biochemical reactions inside the cell (metabolism). Heat (warmth) is a byproduct of metabolism.
2006-12-26 14:07:26 · answer #4 · answered by 2jzgte1996 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
energy which can be used to create warmth
2006-12-26 14:05:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
energy
2006-12-26 14:10:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
energy
2006-12-26 14:10:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋