This section is from the book "The Elements Of The Science Of Nutrition", by Graham Lusk. Also available from Amazon: The Elements of the Science of Nutrition.
1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds.
1 pound = 453.6 grams.
1 ounce = 28.3 grams.
1 liter = 61.027 cubic inches = 1.7608 pints.
1 gram-calorie = 0.425 kilogram-meters of mechanical energy.
1 meter = 3.2809 feet.
1 kilometer = 0.6214 miles.
 
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