The number of Calories on a label indicates how much energy a food contains. If you want to lose weight should not bring more energy than it consumes. Of the basic revenue of a person depends on gender, weight, height and age and can be individually calculated. On average, he is about 1,400 calories for women and 1,800 calories for men. To determine the calories of a food accurately identify the experts of the fuel value by burning the food simply.

you can use a so-called bomb calorimeter, the sausage, cheese or jam under oxygen overpressure burns. In this process, water is heated in an outdoor coat. In order to determine the exact calorific value, we calculate the difference between the Initial and final temperature of the water. More precisely: A calorie is the amount of energy needed to heat one Millimeter of water by exactly one degree.

However, this method is not one-to-one on the human body is transferable, because the organism of each individual is different and calories differently disposed of.

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