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A calorie is the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water to 100° centigrade; used to measure the energy value of food and the cost of physical activity.

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The answer is false. Its refering to a Kcal
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False.  This would refer to a "kilocalorie", or "Calorie" or "kCal".
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