What are Diet Calories?
Answer:
A calorie is the amount of energy required to
heat a kilogram of water by 1oC under 1 atmospheric pressure. But when you hear about calories in the context of foods and diets, it is actually Kilocalories(Kcal) or 1000 actual calories.

Diet calories are units of energy the body needs to perform all the biological functions and external physical activities.

Different food types contain different diet calories: 1 g Carbohydrates contains 4 , 1 g protein also contains 4 , and 1 g fat contains 9 calories. Your daily calorie requirements depend on your height, weight, age, gender, and activity levels.

If your interested in losing weight or gaining weight check out our calorie planning calculator .
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