WHAT IS A CALORIE:
While there is no officially universal recognized standard for the calorie,
the working understanding in the nutritional sciences is the amount of
energy required to increase 1 gram of water by 1 degree
CALORIC VALUES OF NUTRIENTS:
| 1g Protein | 4 calories |
| 1g Fat | 8.9 calories |
| 1g Carbohydrate | 4 calories |
NO MORE CALORIES?:
The World Health Organization has suggested replacing the calorie with
the Joule as a measure of the energy in food.
Since the calorie has no official definition in the International System of
Units,It is felt the nutritional sciences, which depend on the biological
sciences will be left behind if the calorie continues to be the system of
measure.
