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2. Calorie - Wikipedia

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   The calorie is a unit of energy that originated from the caloric theory of heat. [1] [2] The large calorie, food calorie, dietary calorie, or kilogram calorie is defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one liter of water by one degree Celsius (or one kelvin ). [1] [3] The small calorie or gram calorie is defined as the ...

3. Dietary Reference Intake - Wikipedia

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   The Dietary Reference Intake ( DRI) is a system of nutrition recommendations from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) [a] of the National Academies (United States). [1] It was introduced in 1997 in order to broaden the existing guidelines known as Recommended Dietary Allowances ( RDA s, see below). The DRI values differ from those used in ...

4. List of countries by food energy intake - Wikipedia

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   According to the FAO, the average minimum daily energy requirement is approximately 8,400 kilojoules (2,000 kcal) per adult and 4,200 kilojoules (1,000 kcal) a child. This data is presented in kilojoules, as most countries today use the SI unit kilojoules as their primary measurement for food energy intake, [4] with the exception of the USA ...

5. How to Start and Maintain a Calorie Deficit Diet for ... - AOL

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   If you have a goal of losing about a pound a week, you can try to slash 500 calories from your existing dietary intake, says Keri Gans, R.D., author of The Small Change Diet. “Safe weight loss ...

6. Is calorie intake or time-restricted eating more important ...

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   Though Maruthur notes that the study was small, researchers “did not find that time-restricted eating was beneficial for weight loss if calories are held constant.” What a dietitian says

7. The 1,200-Calorie Diet May Actually Hinder Your Weight ... - AOL

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   The 1,200-calorie diet plan focuses on a calorie deficit to aid weight loss, but experts say excessive calorie restriction may not be safe or sustainable. The 1,200-Calorie Diet May Actually ...