calories
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“While others compete for calories, we flavor them,” McCormick Chief Executive Officer Brendan Foley said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The skipped meals and scarce calories soon showed when Kildunne returned to organised rugby.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Says Westwater, "This could mean that this brain area, the dopaminergic midbrain, processes increased nutrients or calories of sweet flavors, which supports rodent work showing that this brain region is important for sugar seeking."
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
For the rest of your calories, try to drink them so your jaw doesn’t get a workout.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Alex wasn’t sure whether that was good for them or not, but there was nothing else to do, and he figured they probably burned fewer calories that way.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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