Time To Talk Dirty!

Shhhh – be quiet, someone might hear you!!!

Whispering: That’s right folks, today we’re talking about two evil and horrible entities straight from the depths of the underworld, likely created by the hands of the dark lord himself!

I am of course talking about CALORIES & WEIGHING SCALES!!!

Wait, what?

That’s right people, for more than a decade now, the calorie has been seen as an evil entity, responsible for anorexia, bulimia, eating disorders, body dysmorphia and a host of other issues.

Likewise, the old bathroom weighing scale, dubbed the sad step and so many other derogatory terms, has been implicated in similar crimes against humanity!

But are they guilty of the crimes for which they are alleged?!

Well, let’s start at the top – what is a calorie?

In chemistry and biology class we were taught that a calorie is defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius.