A far better source and more exhaustive history of the calorie, in a peer-reviewed journal with numerous references: http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/136/12/2957 History of the Calorie in Nutrition James L. Hargrove*
Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 You may also wish to research Wilbur Atwater. I think he had a bit more to do with measurement of food energy than Lulu. At best, she popularized it. --- On Sun, 7/19/09, John M. Steele <[email protected]> wrote: From: John M. Steele <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [USMA:45428] Re: Names of old measuring methods To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, July 19, 2009, 7:03 AM Pat, The calorie is FAR older than Lulu. She may or may not have been the first to apply it to nutrition.
