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Calories must be kcal

Former Member over 14 years ago

In Garmin.Connect the dimension of the mentioned number of calories is wrong to my opinion. Instead of C, the dimension must be kC (in Dutch: kcal). A factor 1000 more.:cool:

0 seilogramp over 14 years ago

Most people when referring to "calories" mean food calories, not energy calories. A food calorie is equal to 1,000 energy calories or a Kcal.

1 kilocalorie = 1 food calorie = 1,000 energy calories

0 BBECKER39 over 14 years ago

The unit referenced on Garmin Connect is the kilocalorie.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorie

In other contexts, the kilocalorie is often referred to as a Calorie (capital "C"), or just a calorie, and it has to be inferred from the context that the small calorie is not intended.