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Calorie (upper case C) refers to food calories, or kilocalories. It's used to measure the amount of energy foods or individual nutrients provide when consumed.
calorie (lower case c) refers to energy in general, not food energy. It's used to measure the amount of energy needed to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C at standard atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa)
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Extra calories that your body doesn't use are stored as?
Fat
Carbohydrates that are not used for energy is stored as .?
If the calories from extra carbohydrates (carbs not needed for energy) they are stored as fat.
Exercise burns extra calories Extra calories that your body doesn't used are stored as?
Fat
What is stored in food and fuel?
calories :)
What is energy in food stored as?
Calories
In what form are carbohydrates stored in animals?
Excess carbs and calories are stored as fat.
What is the energy stored in food called?
Calories.
Do calories start over at 0 at a certain amount of time?
No. There are always calories in your body. People are continually ingesting (through food or drink) calories, and the body continues to process them. Calories are either stored or being used for energy, and it is a continuing cycle.
How many calories are stored in one pound of muscle mass?
About 700 usable calories.
What happens to fat and calories once they enter your body?
Most calories that a person consumes are used by the body as forms of energy or to help the body regulate functions, such as heat control (so that the body does not freeze or overheat, despite the temperature in the air or surrounding around it). If they fat and calories are not used, a small portion are stored in your body (like in the liver) to be used during in-active stages, like sleep. The rest are stored in cells. Excess calories and fat that can no longer fill the existing cells that the body has will end up being stored in newly created fat cells around the body.
How many calories does a can of tuna fish in water have?
If the tuna was stored in oil, then 150 calories. If the tuna was stored in water, the 100 calories.
Calories consumed in excess of requirements are stored in tissue called?
stored as glycogen in skeletal muscle
