empty calories

A form of empty calorie — A calorie derived from food that supplies food energy but little or no other nutrition.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of empty calorie
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APA

empty calories. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20calories

MLA

“empty calories.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20calories. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empty calories,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20calories.

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