A scientist or specialist who studies heat, calories, or thermal energy in living organisms and chemistry.
From 'calor' (heat) + '-ist' suffix (one who practices). A 19th-century term for early heat scientists before disciplines became more specialized.
Before modern nutritionists, calorists were the scientists measuring how much energy different foods gave to your body—they literally invented the concept of 'calories'!
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