- plural of calorie.
calories
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Fasting can help some people reduce how many calories they eat — but it’s not “effortless” as some would have you believe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
The older method generally underestimated how many calories participants absorbed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Studies show more than half the calories we consume in the UK come from ultra-processed food, external.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The candidates are bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, who are currently busy devouring as many calories as possible to fatten up for winter hibernation.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
In fact, the majority of calories in the “healthy” salad come from corn.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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