NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
NUTRITION
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What is a calorie?
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A calorie
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The amount of heat it would take to raise the temperature of a food 1 degree celsius
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The 1st one
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -One kilocalorie (1kcal or 1000 calories) is the amount of heat (energy) needed to raise the temperature of one kg of water by one degree Celsius (°C).
Detailed explanation-2: -Hence the heat required to increase 1° Celsius temperature of one-kilogram water is 1000 calorie.
Detailed explanation-3: -One calorie is defined as the heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gm of water by 1oC in a certain interval of temperature and at certain pressure.
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