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What is a simple way to explain calories?

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According to the National Institutes of Health, a calorie is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius. This might be confusing, but there is a simple way to explain calories by using familiar concepts and analogies that make the science of nutrition much more accessible.