is kcal/Kcal just the euro way of saying Cal?
>>36652140
>eurotrash
>humans
Pick one
>>36652140
is /fit/ google now?
faggot detected.
Yes. Like always, America refuses to do the same thing as the rest of the world.
>>36652169
I DID look it up first and found the conversion rate, I'm just wondering why the fuck some people put a needless letter in front. Seems like a fucking euro thing to add extra shit not needed into their words.
I love u europe but godamn.
>>36652190
frig off
>>36652190
You're damn right!
>>36652198
> "I ran a 5k but I'm just gonna say I ran 5 meters because what a needless letter in front, mirite?"
>>36652140
no the true way of saying cal is by ditching that outdated bullshit and using kilojoule which is not only easier to use but also more accurate
>>36652224
You can also use electronvolt, if you really want to be hipster
>>36652168
>americunts
>fat degenerate fucks
pick both
1000 calories = 1 Calorie = 1kilocalorie
as in "an item has 200 Calories (200kcal)
no wonder americans are so fat, they eat a 1000x amout of kcals they think they do
>>36652218
There is no way kcal means a thousand calories here in europe. I just looked at my bread packet and it says one slice is 128kcal. There no way on this earth that means 128,000 calories.
>>36653999
It does you retard
The calorie as a unit is defined as roughly 4.2 joules. You'll notice that your bread will say "kJ" and not just J as well.
>>36652224
Noone says kilojoule anymore,
1 kilojoule = 1 kJ = 1 Joule
>>36653999
It does, you moron. It's just simpler to count in kcal than cal, instead of "this banana has 120000 calories in it".
>>36653999
do u skip brain day
>>36654017
What the fuck
This is not how the SI system works. You can't just change the first letter to uppercase to have it mean 1000 of the unit.
What letter are you gonna use for Joule, considering joule is J? Are you gonna use j then?
Fucking numpty
>>36654016
>>36654021
This has been a notable moment in my life. I didn't know this.
>>36653999
>There is no way kg means a thousand grams here in europe. I just looked at my scale and it says I weigh 98kg. There no way on this earth that means 98,000 grams
>>36654036
Class
>>36654036
I've always just assumed calories meant calories. Do most people know this information, I just told my dad (who has been lifting for 25 years) and he was confused.
>>36654047
Fuck if I know, I think most people on /fit/ would know about it, especially those from Europe because it consistently says kcal and not Cal (like it might in USA, idk)
So wait, I'm actually eating about 1,800,000 calories a day?
>>36654052
I assumed it meant something else. Never bothered to research it.
>>36654055
Yes, why is this fucking special to you
The size of the number is arbitrary in physics, it's only the size of the number in relation to the unit that matters.
1 000kJ = 1 000 000 J
They both represent the exact same amount of energy.
>>36654065
I just thought that what everyone called a calorie was a fucking calorie.
I just search and learned about the small and large calorie, that makes sense, so we measure in large calories? Very interesting. Been a while since I learned something on /fit/. I wasn't very good at science at school.
>>36654047
>>36654097
I assume this is the same guy.
But I can somewhat understand the confusion, as most people say "calories" and not "kilocalories" when talking about nutrition.
>>36654065
does J = Jalorie?
Are burgerland food labels in cal instead of kcal then?
>tfw Calories are 1000 calories in USA land.
>>36654133
yes
>>36654065
wrong.
1000 kJ (euro) = 1000 Joule (USA)
>>36654133
No, it's Joule which is some pointless arbitrary unit.
Celsius is defined by freezing and boiling point of water and similarly Calories are defined by the amount of Energy it takes to heat 1 gram of water by 1 °C. Joule is like Fahrenheit in that regard and it's use is discouraged.
>>36654133
Yes, its French.
>>36654159
No wonder USA is fat.
>mom is this unhealthy?
>nah it's only 2000 calories.
But actually it was 2000 Calories..
>>36652218
Someone failed analogy class
>>36654151
Yes.
It's as if one day they just decided to call a kilogramme a gram, and so they went around lifting "20g" plates and talked about how they weighed "80g", and they are referring to what we all call kilogrammes.
>>36654184
Well, euros commonly call a kilogram a kilo, which is no less wrong.
>>36654174
This is very wrong and as an engineer is rather upsetting. Joule has a very specific definition and is a unit upon which a great many things are based.
>>36654189
Yeah, but nutrition is marked as kcal per 100g on labels. Kilo is easier to say and there's no ambiguity.
>>36654189
Kilo is short for kilogramme, most people would then know that a "kilo" breaks down into grams.
>>36652140
>i don't know what chemistry is
The thread
>>36653999
These are the people giving you fitness advice
