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4. What are calories?

a measure of how much food is digested mechanically
a measure of the heat that a food can supply as food energy
a measure of how much food is digested chemically
a measure of the amount of waste the body produces

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The answer is “a measure of the heat that a food can supply as food energy” hence the more calories something has, the more fuel it gives your body.
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