Dietary guidelines suggest an intake of about 1929 food calories per day for an adult human. There are about 4184 joule in one food calorie. How many watts powers an adult human throughout the day?

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Dietary guidelines suggest an intake of about 1929 food calories per day for an adult human. There are about 4184 joule in one food calorie. How many watts powers an adult human throughout the day?

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