calories
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Three staple crops – corn, wheat and rice – supply more than half of the world’s dietary calories.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
I stopped drinking hot chocolate after reading in a grocery-store tabloid that one shouldn’t drink their calories.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
“The claims in this lawsuit are meritless and reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of basic, well-established scientific principles regarding how calories are determined under U.S. nutrition-labeling standards for ingredients like EPG,” Rahal said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Ultraprocessed foods like soft drinks, bacon and other processed meats, frozen meals, packaged baked goods and packaged savory snacks like chips account for more than 50% of the calories the average American consumes each day.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
Even what little water and calories the body had taken in had to be eliminated.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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