Calorie Counts

Diet Sabotage: Nearly 1 In 5 Calorie Counts Wrong

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 09.18.2011

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Scanning stated calorie contents before ordering a meal might seem like a good bet in terms of losing weight, but a new study suggests the numbers you...

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Curb Your Extremism, Restaurants

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 09.18.2011

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"Everything in moderation" is usually used to justify serving (or consuming) one of those bad foods. But there is nothing moderate about most of the choices at sit-down restaurants like Applebee's, The Cheesecake Factory and Denny's.

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Does Posting Calories Really Change How People Eat?

Judith J. Wurtman, PhD | Posted 08.07.2011

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Will we, as a country, be thinner a few years from now because we are finally aware of the calorie and fat contents of the foods we buy at Starbucks or McDonald's or Subway? The answer is yes and no.

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iPhone App Counts Calories From Photos Of Your Food

Slashfood | Posted 06.18.2011

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Calorie counts can now be made with a flick of your iPhone. Meal Snap, by health and fitness brand DailyBurn ($2.99 on iTunes), allows users to calcul...

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Calorie Counts Proposed For Menus, Grocery Stores And More

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 06.01.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Like it or not, many restaurant diners will soon know more about what they are eating under menu labeling requirements proposed Friday b...

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Is Posting Calorie Counts on Restaurant Menus Enough to Help Us Be Healthier?

EatingWell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Later this month, the FDA plans to issue the final proposed regulations for nationwide restaurant menu labeling.

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Movie Theaters Fight Mandate To Post Calorie Counts

Slashfood | Jessie Cacciola, Posted Mar 16th 2011 @ 1:00PM | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thanks to a new law, clearly posted calorie counts will soon tell you exactly how much weight that burger will add to your hips. But you'll also be fa...

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How Much Do Calories Count?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Advice to 'eat less' tends to go over like the proverbial lead balloon. But trading foods that let us eat until full, but that make us full on fewer calories, is another matter entirely.

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Calories and Health Care Reform?

Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD | Posted 05.25.2011

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Counting calories as part of health care reform--who knew? But apparently it's there on page 455. There will now be a national effort at posting calorie counts in chain restaurants.

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Calorie Count Disclosure And The Health Care Bill: Will This Lead To A Food Revolution?

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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One aspect of the health care bill that is taking effect immediately is that chain restaurants will be required to prominently display nutrition infor...

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Tufts Study Incites Possible National Investigation Of Calorie Counts

Tufts Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D−NY) is pushing for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory changes based on the results of a recent study by...

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Applebees, Krispy Kreme, Other Chains Offer Free Food To Military On Veterans Day

Posted 05.25.2011

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Several restaurant chains are offering active duty military free meals or other products on Veterans Day. Applebee's is offering free meals with proo...

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Anita Lo: Multicultural "Mutt" and Multi-tasking Chef

Louise McCready | Posted 11.17.2011

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With four successful restaurants and a midtown food truck in the works, Anita took a moment from her hectic day to sit down with me over lunch at her West Village restaurant, Bar Q.

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People Don't Know What Healthy Eating Is

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 11.17.2011

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You do have to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. You can't rely on processed foods to be healthy. You have to cook, a little and learn the calories in the food you eat.

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MEAL Act: Dems Push To Get Calorie Counts On Menus

The Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen.Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro(D-Conn.) are reintroducing the aptly-named MEAL Act. "MEAL" stands -- somewhat awkwardly -- for Menu Edu...

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The Never-Ending Diet Wars

Dr. Dean Ornish | Posted 11.17.2011

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A new study reports that the Atkins diet can be just as healthy as a low-fat diet. But don't start buying bacon yet. This research has some serious flaws.

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What Is Your Calorie Budget?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 11.17.2011

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Do you know how many calories you should be eating each day? Most people don't. Use this formula to find out.

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Calorie-ality Check in NYC

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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It's been two months since New York City restaurants with 15 or more nationwide outlets were compelled by law to publicly display calorie counts on all their products. This is particularly hard on Starbucks: Not only are the drinks outed, but those killer pastries as well.

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Your Exercise Equipment Is Lying To You

New York Times | GINA KOLATA | Posted 11.17.2011

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Exercise physiologists say there is little in the world of exercise as wildly exaggerated as people's estimates of the number of calories they burn. ...

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The Ultimate Guide To Fast Food Calorie Counts

A Calorie Counter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fast food is bad food. That's pretty much common knowledge these days. The majority of the foods served at fast food restaurants contain an insane amo...

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