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Nutrition, Calories

Known as: cals, nutrition calorie, Calorie (nutrition) 
A measurement of the energy content of food. The body needs calories as to perform its functions, such as breathing, circulating the blood, and… 
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Energy IntakeEnergy MetabolismMeal (occasion for eating)Percent energy intake

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Review
2010
Review
2010
Global Patterns of Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates and Trends
While incidence and mortality rates for most cancers (including lung, colorectum, female breast, and prostate) are decreasing in… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Combination of high-fat diet-fed and low-dose streptozotocin-treated rat: a model for type 2 diabetes and pharmacological screening.
Review
2005
Review
2005
Breakfast habits, nutritional status, body weight, and academic performance in children and adolescents.
Review
2004
Review
2004
Brief Communication: Sleep Curtailment in Healthy Young Men Is Associated with Decreased Leptin Levels, Elevated Ghrelin Levels, and Increased Hunger and Appetite
Context Studies in animals and humans suggest that sleep duration is an important regulator of metabolism. Contribution In this… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Optimal diets for prevention of coronary heart disease.
CONTEXT Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains the leading cause of mortality in industrialized countries and is rapidly becoming a… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
The continuing epidemics of obesity and diabetes in the United States.
CONTEXT Recent reports show that obesity and diabetes have increased in the United States in the past decade. OBJECTIVE To… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
The Effect of Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
In several studies, many nutrients in fruits and vegetables, such as dietary fiber, potassium, and antioxidants, have been… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Discrepancy between self-reported and actual caloric intake and exercise in obese subjects.
BACKGROUND AND METHODS Some obese subjects repeatedly fail to lose weight even though they report restricting their caloric… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Comparison of effects of dietary saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids on plasma lipids and lipoproteins in man.
Twenty patients consumed a liquid diet in which the predominant fatty acids were either saturated (Sat), monounsaturated (Mono… 
Review
1970
Review
1970
Starvation in man.
  • G. Cahill
  • The New England journal of medicine
  • 1970
  • Corpus ID: 28995202
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