Even if the number of calories reported was accurate, it still doesn’t come out to be 2000 per day for everyone. That number ...

Like most people at this time of year, statistician Nathan Yau has calories on the brain. But you'll find no sugar plum visions here; Yau is thinking about fast food---specifically, how to eat less of ...

Your activity level, age, height, quality of sleep, and weight all affect the exact number of calories you need. That said, ...

When you’re trying to lose weight, calorie counting and carbohydrate counting are two approaches you can take. Calorie counting involves applying the principle of “calories in, calories out.” To lose ...

Long held up as the big benchmark of nutrition, the calorie is losing its clout in the age of GLP-1s and a sharper focus on ...

You know you consume calories every day — but you may not know what they actually are or how they work. And that's understandable. It's tough to grasp the idea of something that you can't actually see ...