Dear All,
It is only a small mention in the first paragraph of the Notes but the
editor at the NY Times actually felt that they had to explain the
meaning when they used kilojoules. Here is the paragraph:
The term “calorie” sometimes causes confusion. Most people, when
referring to the energy content of food, use “calorie” instead of
“kilocalorie” — which is the actual unit that food energy is measured
in. When I refer to 30 calories, I am following this convention and
therefore technically mean 30 kilocalories. For metric system users,
that’s about 125 kilojoules.
To see this in context go to http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/stand-up-while-you-read-this
where you might be concerned about the ideas in the article.
Cheers,
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