What is the calorie content (not weight) of a pint of blood?

Subject: What is the calorie content (not weight) of a pint of blood?

Date: Mon Aug 16 19:29:51 1999
Posted by Barbara Smith
Grade level: teacher/prof School: No school entered.
City: Homer State/Province: LA Country: US
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 934846191.Me

Message:


I have received varying answers to the question how many calories do I 
lose when I donate a pint of blood.  I know the standard answer is one 
pound, but that is the weight of the blood, not the calorie content.

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