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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•1 month agoIn exercise, Kilocalorie and calorie are used interchangeably
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•30 days agoThey try to make a distinction when referring to kilocalories as Calories, it’s literally just that Calorie (kcal) is capitalized and calorie (cal) is not. It’s a dumb system.
minus-squareNielsBohronlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-230 days agoIt’s all just because Americans edit: the majority of Americans have a pathological aversion to metric prefixes
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 month agoYeah, I just realized my mistake and attempted to delete my comment before anyone else could see it… no luck this time.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoA calorie and a kilocalorie are the same thing when talking about nutrition/exercise. Which is 1000 “small” calories.
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In exercise, Kilocalorie and calorie are used interchangeably
They try to make a distinction when referring to kilocalories as Calories, it’s literally just that Calorie (kcal) is capitalized and calorie (cal) is not.
It’s a dumb system.
It’s all just because
Americansedit: the majority of Americans have a pathological aversion to metric prefixesYeah, I just realized my mistake and attempted to delete my comment before anyone else could see it… no luck this time.
It’s cool. People will see it and learn.
That’s mad
A calorie and a kilocalorie are the same thing when talking about nutrition/exercise. Which is 1000 “small” calories.