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Empty calorie and Junk food

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Difference between Empty calorie and Junk food

Empty calorie vs. Junk food

In human nutrition, the term empty calories applies to foods and beverages composed primarily or solely of sugar, fats or oils, or alcohol-containing beverages. Junk food is a pejorative term for food containing a large number of calories from sugar or fat with little fibre, protein, vitamins or minerals.

Similarities between Empty calorie and Junk food

Empty calorie and Junk food have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): Candy, Empty calorie, François Magendie, High-fructose corn syrup, Soft drink.

Candy

Candy, also called sweets or lollies, is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient.

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Empty calorie

In human nutrition, the term empty calories applies to foods and beverages composed primarily or solely of sugar, fats or oils, or alcohol-containing beverages.

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François Magendie

François Magendie (6 October 1783 – 7 October 1855) was a French physiologist, considered a pioneer of experimental physiology.

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High-fructose corn syrup

High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) (also called glucose-fructose, isoglucose and glucose-fructose syrup) is a sweetener made from corn starch that has been processed by glucose isomerase to convert some of its glucose into fructose.

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Soft drink

A soft drink (see terminology for other names) typically contains carbonated water (although some lemonades are not carbonated), a sweetener, and a natural or artificial flavoring.

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Empty calorie and Junk food Comparison

Empty calorie has 25 relations, while Junk food has 81. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 4.72% = 5 / (25 + 81).

References

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