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    Does Drinking Ice Water Burn Calories?

    Hydration, maybe; weight loss, doubtful.

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    Is a kcal = to a calorie?

    Yes, though technically a kilocalorie is 1000 calories, the American “calorie” that is listed on nutrition labels is synonymous with the kilocalorie included on European labels.

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    I did a terrible thing!

    Freezing the chocs will have almost no affect, while it’s true that 1 calorie is the energy required to heat 1 gram of water by 1 degree C, but the dietary calorie that we speak of is really a kilocalorie. In summary, 1...

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    Deep Fried Snickers

    ://www.boingboing.net/2004/08/10/deepfried_kilocalori.html

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    Truvia- 0 calories but 3 carbs?

    sugar & metabolism. unfortunately, the labeling laws in the US allow companies to label sugar alcohols as calorie-free, even though some are partially digestible and therefore technically contain as many as 3 kilocalories per...

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    [Review] Tokyo: Ajisen Ramen - Kumamoto Style! Tasty! (w/ Pics)

    That’s a mighty fine handsome bowl of ramen you stumbled on to! What’s that, about 1 million kilo-calories worth of porky goodness? I dismiss them all the time, but you can do alright (7.9 out of 10 for example) with...

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    Sugar-Free Brownies/Cake

    in the US allow companies to label sugar alcohols as calorie-free, even though some are partially digestible and therefore technically contain as many as 3 kilocalories per gram. in the EU they’re more stringent about it,...

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    What is calorie a measure of?

    Not to be pedantic but as an engineer: The “calorie” (small “c” is important) is the energy required to raise the temp of 1 gram of water 1 Celsius degree. The "kilocalorie" (“Calorie” - the...

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