Definition of empty calories
: calories from food that supply energy but have little or no nutritional value
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These changes present a challenge of eating enough food to get the proper nutrients to help our bodies without eating too many empty calories, which can pack on unwanted pounds.
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Spring break buzzkill: Your booze-y drink can be packed with empty calories.
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The cottage cheese in these pancakes adds protein and pizzazz, while the fresh blueberry compote lends sweetness without additives or empty calories.
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Frequently eating extra calories, especially empty calories, can result in a poor diet and obesity.
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Those would be empty calories if this team had NCAA tournament aspirations.
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Sugar-sweetened beverages provide a lot of empty calories.
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The problem, however, is that wine is loaded with empty calories.
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The truth is that wine, like any other type of alcohol, is full of empty calories.
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First Known Use of empty calories
1955
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