DEAR DR. BLONZ: Calories are listed on the Nutrition Facts panel of foods, so are they considered nutrients? What’s the best way of figuring out how many calories we need? And is there an explanation ...

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To examine the effects of calorie labeling on food selection and intake in dieters and non-dieters, and to explore whether expectations about food healthfulness moderate these effects. Participants ...

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.

For a country in which roughly 200 million people are overweight or obese, scientists have discouraging news: Even those who maintain a healthy weight probably should be eating less. Evidence has been ...

A clinical trial comparing time-restricted eating (TRE), caloric restriction, and unrestricted eating for 12 weeks showed that TRE shortened eating windows to 9.8 hours but had no significant ...

New research looks at why a group of young, healthy adults residing at high altitude lost muscle mass while severely underfed and consuming the same high-protein diet that preserved muscle during ...

Cutting calorie intake can lead to a leaner body — and a longer life, an effect often chalked up to the weight loss and metabolic changes caused by consuming less food. Now, one of the biggest studies ...