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It’s drilled into our brains that the average diet should be around 2,000 calories per day. It seemed simple enough, right? However, each body is a little bit different. If you’re taller or have a lot ...

My patients often ask me how many calories their children should be consuming. With the media touting counting calories as the best way to stay healthy and fit, it’s no wonder they worry.

Researchers at Penn State University have discovered a disastrous link between dips and caloric intake. They found that snackers consume 77% more calories when eating chips served with dip than just ...

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 ...

HAYES WBAL-TV 11 NEWS IN TONIGHT’S WOMEN’S DOCTOR PREGNANCY HEALTH THE NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PREGNANCY ARE DIFFERENT FROM NON-PREGNANT WOMEN A WOMAN PREGNANT WITH JUST ONE BABY SHOULD INCREASE ...

People in richer countries aren t moving less they re just eating more. A new Duke study shows that diet, not laziness, is fueling the obesity epidemic across industrialized nations. Obesity is ...