calories definition and importance
Importance of Calories: Calories And Health. The caloric balance of your diet is major factor determining your overall health. Your calories will be balanced, when, over time, the number of calories you take matches the number of calories you burn.
Definition. âCALORIE is generally described as a heat unit and food value unit. It is basically the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of water by 1 degree Celsiusâ. From the definition, it is now clear that a calorie is a unit of measuring heat and food. It is neither heat, nor food; but simply a unit of measurement.