Paired with your daily calories burned, you can determine your total calorie expenditure.

Calories can be confusing — but they don't have to be. From consuming them to burning them, we got expert answers to your most-searched questions about calories and what they mean for our weight and ...

Medically reviewed by Kayla Girgen, RD Drinks such as soda, sugary coffees, and energy drinks add extra calories to your diet ...

What's behind the obesity epidemic? Conventional wisdom would tell you it's that we don't move enough and we eat too many calories. But a large new international study suggests it's not sedentary ...

The healthiest condiments are often vegetable-based and naturally low in calories, while others deliver heart-healthy fats without too much sugar or sodium.

Counting Calories for Weight Loss: Should You Do It? This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Who knew weight loss involved so much math? Counting calories can be a useful ...

Smoothies may be touted as nutritious, but drinking them doesn't necessarily make people healthier. They can actually contribute to weight gain and negatively affect one's health if people aren't ...

Is the body’s unmet need for protein causing us to overeat and gain weight? In a paper published on September 4 in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, the scientists who first put ...

Even though sugar tastes great, consuming too much of it isn’t ideal for your health. That can be hard to hear, especially considering that about 30% of American adults get at least 15% of their daily ...