Calorie

The calorie is an exact measure of the energy in food.

High calorie foods are bad for my health.

Adopting a low calorie diet will increase your lifespan.

It has recently been suggested that calorie restriction alone has anticonvulsant effects in an animal model of epilepsy.

The U.S. government has announced sweeping rules that require chain restaurants and movie theaters across the country to post calorie counts on their menus.

Fontana says people on the low-calorie diet had hearts that looked 15 years younger compared with the control group that did not curb their appetites. But he says simply cutting calories isn't the formula for a healthier heart. It is paying attention to what you eat. "Calorie restriction does not mean eating half a hamburger, half a pack of French fries and half a glass of one of these sugary beverages."

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has campaigned relentlessly against obesity, outlawing transfats in restaurants and forcing chain restaurants to add calorie counts to menus. His latest proposal would ban sugary drinks over 450 grams in the city’s restaurants, movie theaters and other places where large drinks are sold. Some nutritionists say it’s a move in the right direction, but critics say the mayor is going too far.

Holonyms: megacalorie < gigacalorie

Meronyms: calorie (small-calorie sense), small calorie, gram calorie, thermochemical calorie

Biotics possess extraordinary abilities, but they must live with minor inconveniences. The most obvious issue is getting adequate nutrition. Creating biotic mass effects takes such a toll on metabolism that active biotics develop ravenous appetites. The standard Alliance combat ration for a soldier is 3000 calories per day; biotics are given 4500, as well as a canteen of potent energy drink for quick refreshment after hard combat.