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Hoping you can tell me, is regular calorie just energy and a fat calorie calories used to burn stored fat?

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No: All excess calories can be turned into fat by the body.

Answered 4/22/2013

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Hoping you can tell me, is regular calorie just energy and a fat calorie calories used to burn stored fat?

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