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Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Calories and compiled helpful research notes below.

  1. KidsHealth: Learning About Calories kidshealth.org - Learning About Calories
  2. About.com: Understanding Calories weightloss.about.com - Understanding Calories
  3. United States Department of Agriculture Food Pyramid: Discretionary Calories mypyramid.gov - Discretionary Calories
  4. Mamas Health: Information About Calories mamashealth.com - Information About Calories
  5. The Diet Channel: What Are Your Calorie Needs? thedietchannel.com - What Are Your Calorie Needs?
  6. Diet Blog: What is a Calorie? diet-blog.com - What is a Calorie?
  7. Wikipedia: Calorie en.wikipedia.org - Calorie
  8. HowStuffWorks: How Calories Work health.howstuffworks.com - How Calories Work
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Research Notes on Calories


Calories are units of energy the body recieves from consuming foods. Some foods have only a few calories, while others have many. A certain number of calories are needed by the body.1

Fast Facts:

  • People need different amounts of daily calories based on factors such as gender, age, and activity level.2
  • Excess calories can be burned off through physical activity and exercise.1
  • Most calories consumed should come from healthy foods listed on the food pyramid.2

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 KidsHealth: Learning About Calories
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 United States Department of Agriculture Food Pyramid: Discretionary Calories

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