How is the calorie count in food measured? Well, let us start at the definition of a calorie. A calorie is the unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram ...
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Consumers had cause to cheer, or at least applaud politely, this week when the government forecast summer gasoline prices slightly below last year's. The outlook may not be as benign for visits to ...
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Brussels (dpa) - The European Union is living far beyond its
environmental means, with potentially disastrous consequences, a
study released Monday by global environmental g...
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Australia and Japan wrapped up their first round of free trade
negotiations Tuesday with an agreement on the pace and structure of
future discussions.
Australia's chief negotiator Peter Gr...
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Manila (dpa) - The US military will take steps to independently
verify if North Korea shuts down its main nuclear reactor under an
agreement that promises economic aid for t...
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Beijing (dpa) - UN nuclear inspectors arrived Tuesday in Pyongyang
in their first visit to North Korea in more than four years.
The delegation from the International...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said the
number of Americans who went hungry in 2006 was held in check
at 35 million people from the prior year, but food advocacy
groups said on Wednesd...
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tricking muscle tissue to burn
rather than store fat has succeeded in increasing the average
life span of mice and staved off some age-related diseases,
U.S. researchers said T...
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If the nation hopes to avoid the worst of a severe bird flu outbreak, states need to act now to build a network of workers, create public-private relationships and make the time to train, the ...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the U.S. press:
SPILLOVER (The New York Times, New York)
By the end of last week, any lingering hope that the housing
downturn would be contained had van...
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Acute gasoline shortages crippled transportation services in Zimbabwe on Sunday, stranding thousands of weary travelers at bus stops before a two-day holiday honoring guerrillas who fought against ...
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Measuring Calories
Inflation worries rise for food, energy
