Obesity rates have risen in recent decades. In 2012, over 66% of the U.S. population had either overweight or obesity (1). If you eat more calories than you need for energy, weight gain can result.

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 ...

Registered dietitian Jill Weisenberger once had a client who kept a puzzling food journal. The calorie counts were all out of whack. The woman’s tuna sandwich had 33 calories. An apple: 144. Turns out ...

Nearly all packaged foods we eat have a nutritional label. The amount of calories on that label is a guiding factor in helping consumers make good or bad food choices. The problem is, calorie counts ...

Counting calories for Christmas? Check out this Reddit-approved nutrition scale When the holidays arrive, healthy habits ...

In the eyes of many, it's a dirty word. In an age of body positivity, God forbid anyone mention the dreaded word: calories. But, I'm going to say it — calorie-counting has actually helped me improve ...

The way restaurants and other food establishments in the United States label calorie counts on their menus could look different starting this spring, and while some politicians and industry groups are ...

If you want to explain the Super Bowl to someone who doesn’t understand this country, you might want to skip football and go straight to this chart. It shows just how poorly we eat during and around ...

You can kiss Hershey's high calorie counts goodbye. The chocolate company announced Friday that by 2022, half of its individually wrapped standard- and king-size sweets will be 200 calories or fewer.