calories
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He said tourist food eaten by macaques was "extremely rich in calories, sugar, salt and dairy" - with primates intolerant of lactose found in "hugely popular" ice-cream.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
The skipped meals and scarce calories soon showed when Kildunne returned to organised rugby.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Three staple crops – corn, wheat and rice – supply more than half of the world’s dietary calories.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
It contains almost no calories, delivers about 80% of the sweetness of regular sugar, and has little effect on insulin levels.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
The thick seal fat that kept the animals warm would provide valuable calories in the men’s diets and keep them from freezing.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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