kilocalories
Dietary energy units
Kilocalories are units of energy, each equal to one thousand calories.
In nutrition, kilocalorie is the technical term for what food labels and dietitians call simply a calorie—the amount of energy needed to raise one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius.
A medium apple contains about 95 kilocalories.
Often abbreviated kcal.
metabolism
Cell's energy molecule
- glycolysisGlucose metabolism producing ATP
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
- catabolismMetabolic molecular dismantling
- anabolismMetabolic construction of molecules
nutrition
Primary nutritional building blocks
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
- proteinsAmino acid polymers
- fatsOily organic nutrients
- nutrient-denseHigh nourishment per calorie
dieting
Regulating serving sizes
measurement
SI energy units
- quantificationExpressing something numerically
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
ATP
Cell's energy molecule
- glycolysisGlucose metabolism producing ATP
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
- catabolismMetabolic molecular dismantling
macronutrients
Primary nutritional building blocks
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
- proteinsAmino acid polymers
- fatsOily organic nutrients
portion-control
Regulating serving sizes
cardio
Pulse-elevating exercise regimen
joules
SI energy units
- quantificationExpressing something numerically
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- calorieskcal, kilojoule, kilojoules, low-cal, food energy
- Food Energyjoules, kilojoules, food energy, energy density
- nutritionnutrients, protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins
- metabolismcatabolism, anabolism, metabolism, glycolysis, metabolic rate