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Calorie Composition
What is a calorie:
A calorie is a unit of measurement for energy. The small calorie or gram calorie (cal) is the energy needed to increase the temperature of 1 g of water by 1 °C. This is about 4.185 J.

The large calorie (C) or kilogram calorie (kcal) is the energy needed to increase the temperature of 1 kg (appox. 1 litre) of water by 1 °C. This is 4.185 kJ, and exactly 1000 small calories.

In scientific contexts, the name "calorie" refers strictly to the gram calorie, and the unit has the symbol cal. The kilogram calorie is known as the "kilocalorie" and has the symbol kcal. Colloquially, and in nutrition and food labelling, the term "calorie" almost always refers to the kilogram calorie.

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Obesity Growing
Obesity continues to dominate both medical and social interests. It is true that most obese people would not entertain entering a health club as a solution to their challenge. However, there is stage before obesity and that of course, is overweight. Not including those who are obese, 33% of our population are overweight and yet only 13.3% of that population are members of health clubs. This spells OPPORTUNITY, especially as the number one cause of being overweight is lack of activity as opposed to diet.

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Child Obesity
Open your window on a sunny afternoon, and what do you hear? The chirping of singing birds? The yelling of playing children? Odds are these days that you'll hear the birds but not the children. As kids spend more time in front of television, computer and video screens, their physical activity levels have decreased. And their body weights have increased.

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Avoiding Stress
We all know when we are stressed that it doesn't feel comfortable, but we may not be aware of the toll stress takes on our bodies. Medically, it has been established that chronic symptoms of anxiety and stress can crumble our body's immune system. Often the behaviors we adopt, and the neglect in taking care of ourselves that we exhibit when we're stressed leads to weight gain, poor diet and unhealthy habits that may increase cholesterol levels and decrease health. Here are some tips to help you manage your stress level, and consequently, manage your cholesterol levels.

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