calories

[kal-uh-reez]

noun

1. the plural of calorie.

Example Sentences

The metabolic ceiling refers to the upper limit of calories a person can burn in a sustained way.

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Unable to warm themselves in the sun, these small, vole-like synapsids began burning calories to generate heat.

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"It's like dumping empty calories into a system that's been running on a finely tuned diet for hundreds of years."

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People generally absorb more calories from a typical Western diet high in processed foods, regardless of methane levels.

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Aspinall usually eats porridge for breakfast, alongside a couple of protein shakes which include peanut butter and blueberries, which can top 1,000 calories.

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