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k-cal vs calories

karenCalandro
karenCalandro Posts: 92
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I have just bought a new pedometer and it uses k-cal instead of calories burned. Does anyone know how many calories i burned if it says 35 k-cal

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  • dougpear
    dougpear Posts: 21
    They are the same. The k-cal is the proper name. It consists of 1000 calories more commonly known as small calories which is a unit to measure how much energy is require to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius.
  • islandjumper
    islandjumper Posts: 369 Member
    They are the same. The k-cal is the proper name. It consists of 1000 calories more commonly known as small calories which is a unit to measure how much energy is require to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius.

    ^^this...we americans just like to change everything from what the rest of the world uses
  • karenCalandro
    karenCalandro Posts: 92
    THANKS!!!
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