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calorie counter — or Calorie counter noun A person who or device that counts calories, esp as part of a weight reducing diet • • • Main Entry: ↑calorie … Useful english dictionary
Calorie counter — or Calorie counter noun A person who or device that counts calories, esp as part of a weight reducing diet • • • Main Entry: ↑calorie … Useful english dictionary
calorie counter — Synonyms and related words: acid ash diet, allergy diet, bland diet, calorie chart, diabetic diet, diet, diet book, dietary, dietetics, dieting, high protein diet, high vitamin diet, low carbohydrate diet, low salt diet, macrobiotic diet, pap,… … Moby Thesaurus
calorie counter — /ˈkæləri kaʊntə/ (say kaluhree kowntuh) noun 1. an aid to dieting which provides information on the number of calories in a food item, and which may be used to record calorie consumption. 2. Colloquial → weight watcher …
Negative calorie food — A negative calorie food is a food that is purported to require more food energy to be digested than it provides. That is, its thermic effect is greater than its food energy content. While this concept is popular in dieting guides, there is no… … Wikipedia
Empty calorie — Empty calories, in casual dietary terminology, are calories present in high energy foods with poor nutritional profiles, typically from processed carbohydrates or fats. Also known as a discretionary calorie, an empty calorie has the same energy… … Wikipedia
High-fructose corn syrup — (HFCS) is any of a group of corn syrups that has undergone enzymatic processing to increase its fructose content, and is then mixed with pure corn syrup (100% glucose), becoming a high fructose corn syrup; the types are: HFCS 90 (mostly for… … Wikipedia
Fat tax — Fat tax, also known as Twinkie tax , junk food tax, and snack tax, is a tax on calorie dense, nutrient poor foods. The tax has been proposed as one means to address the obesity problem. The consumption of junk food is supposed to decline if it… … Wikipedia
Gram flour — Not to be confused with graham flour. Gram Flour Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) Energy 1,619 kJ (387 kcal) Carbohydrates 57 g Sugars 10g Dietary fiber 10 g Fat … Wikipedia
Portion control (dieting) — Portion control is understanding how much a serving size is and how many calories a serving contains. Portion control is important for weight management as the weight is defined by the total calorie intake. Healthy eating, using Aristotle s… … Wikipedia
