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Inventing the Calorie Joel Schechter Former President International Division onTraces how the calorie became America's way to quantify food, police bodies, and moralize behavior From packaged foods, to lifestyle magazines, and public health discussions, calories are deeply woven into the fabric of everyday life. Promoted as a neutral scientific unit of measurement, they have come to measure more than food energy: from food value, to health, lifestyle, and even personal conduct. Inventing the Calorie provides the first