She studied the menu before eating out at restaurants, choosing a dish by how many calories she had left for the day. “I thought for sure that was the only way to consistently lose weight,” she says.

What follows are five short reasons (there are a whole lot more and for detailed list see my most recent book; The Fallacy of the Calorie: Why the Modern Western Diet Is Killing Us and How to Stop It) ...

Just recently, I was Googling how many calories are in an apple. I don't necessarily care, but apples are in season, so I've been consuming them with a voracious fervor (and using them to make my ...

For some, tracking every single calorie when trying to lose weight might not be the best option. Instead, tracking macronutrients might be the better solution. Sometimes there are options like healthy ...

You’ve heard the saying “calories in versus calories out” when it comes to weight loss. This is referring to a calorie deficit. But what is a calorie deficit, exactly? Basically, you need to take in ...

Old habits die hard. Just when we thought we'd moved past problematic metrics and obsessive calorie tracking, an AI calorie counter proves we really haven't changed all that much. The new app, called ...

Even if you literally know nothing about losing weight, you've probably heard that counting calories is a thing people use to do it. Even if you literally know nothing about losing weight, you've ...

Medically reviewed by Jamie Johnson, RDN Intuitive eating and calorie counting are both methods used to lose weight. The ...