Discussion on Calories and Kilocalories
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What is the accepted meaning of 'calories' when written with a capital C?

  • Grams of water
  • Kilocalories (correct)
  • Lowercase calories
  • Joules

How many lowercase calories make up one kilocalorie?

  • 10
  • 100
  • 1,000 (correct)
  • 10,000

What is the amount of heat required to heat one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius?

  • Killer calorie
  • Calorie intake
  • Calorie expenditure (correct)
  • Kilocalorie expenditure

In terms of energy, what is 1 calorie in kilojoules?

<p>4.184 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to express energy intake in nutrition studies?

<p>Calories with a capital C (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a thousand lowercase calories?

<p>Killer calorie (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of one calorie (lower case c)?

<p>The energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What instrument is used to calculate the calorie content of food?

<p>Bomb calorimeter (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is energy expenditure related to food consumption?

<p>Eating food increases energy expenditure (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does ATP stand for in relation to energy production?

<p>Adenosine Triphosphate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor contributes to an individual's daily energy expenditure according to the text?

<p>Thermic effect of food (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a bomb calorimeter measure when determining the calorie content of food?

<p>Release of energy during food combustion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of foods can effectively provide energy according to the text?

<p>Bacon and fish (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the calorie content change when eating foods that are being digested?

<p>Increases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can help people to focus on things that truly matter according to the text?

<p>Breaking down complex information simply (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the faecal contact energy content during Everest expeditions?

<p>Increases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor contributes to tremendous weight loss during Arctic expeditions according to the text?

<p>Super high fat and high sugar palatable foods (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In terms of calorie extraction, how does wholegrain rice compare to refined flour?

<p>Refined flour yields more calories (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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