This video explains the concept of calories as units of energy in food and the importance of balancing calorie intake with physical activity to maintain a healthy weight. It emphasizes the need for daily exercise to burn off excess...

The Food Detective Berry Blue talks about calories and what happens to our bodies when we eat too many calories. She then introduces us to the USDA MyPlate recommendations for eating healthy, balanced meals.

In this De-Natured segment of Nature League, Brit breaks down a recent scientific journal article about the beginnings of life on Earth. Article citation: G. Springsteen, J.R. Yerabolu, J. Nelson, C.J. Rhea, R. Krishnamurthy. Linked...

Host Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube introduces the unusual yet fascinating forms of ethnographic African currencies; from personal adornments such as beads, shells, jewelry and even massive iron forms weighing as much as 100 pounds, to the...

Calculating Weight Loss From Calorie Reduction and Exercise

Calorie-counting has been central to people's understanding of weight loss for over a century. Given that the great majority of diets fail, could the calorie be one of the biggest delusions in dietary history?

Conversion of Calories to Fat Weight: Part 2 of 2

Calories are energy our bodies need to function. Learn about the different types of calories, including the small 'c' calorie used in chemistry and the capital 'C' calorie and how calories transform from food to fuel for our bodies.

Readers of Aaron's blog know of his beef with the milk industrial complex. Why does milk, of all beverages, get a pass in our efforts to reduce everyone's caloric intake? Why is it encouraged, when all others are shunned? Is it because...

Alkene Addition versus Elimination: A Thermodynamic Approach

Are you learning English? Do you want to increase your vocabulary? Do want to learn vocabulary words for dieting? If you’ve made a goal for being more fit and eating healthy this year and you want to study the English vocabulary that...

Here is a little pronunciation "secret" that will help you to sound more natural when you speak English. It may also help your comprehension when you listen to native English speakers.



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View Part 2 of this 2-video series next in the Kinesiology/Personal Training Playlist in which we convert the avocado's calories to body fat weight.

What is heat? It's not just a movie with Pacino and DeNiro. Learn all about heat, and more importantly, enthalpy! Energy exchange is a big part of chemistry.

What we put in to our bodies is important to keep it working! We need to eat a balanced diet, to make sure our body gets everything it needs to carry out its activities. Our diet should include; fatty acids or lipids, carbohydrates,...

"Science of NFL Football" is a 10-part video series funded by the National Science Foundation and produced in partnership with the National Football League. In this segment, NBC's Lester Holt looks at the physically demanding...

This video discusses the importance of a balanced diet and provides guidance on using the food pyramid to determine daily nutrient requirements. It specifically focuses on the example of dietary requirements for a 13-year-old girl who...