calories

[kal-uh-reez]

noun

1. the plural of calorie.

Example Sentences

“During hyperphagia, a bear entering a home would be more likely,” she said, noting that bears are seeking a staggering 20,000 to 25,000 calories a day as winter approaches.

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The second paper showed that the consumption of UPFs is increasing around the world -- and already represents more than half of all calories eaten in the United States, Australia and the UK.

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They then calculated the percentage of each person's total daily calories that came from UPFs.

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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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