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Where Are You Spending Your Calories?
A new study out in the Nutrition Journal takes a look at where the average American is spending her daily calories, and the results were somewhat surprising. Americans spend one trillion dollars a...
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Calorie Counting ‘Virtually Meaningless’—Focus on Whole Foods Instead
It turns out that King Calorie, ruler of diets and dieters everywhere, might actually be a fraud. And what we all thought was solid scientific data, a case of the emperor’s new clothes. The unit of...
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Nutrition Data Senate Bill Strikes Controversy Over Calorie Disclosure
Regulations under the Affordable Care Act that would require calorie disclosure and nutrition data on food served in restaurant chains and food retailers is at the center of a controversial Senate...
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Vending Machines Will List Calories on Snack Foods Per New Law
New labeling regulations under President Obama’s health care overhaul law will require calorie information to be displayed on vending machines. Expected to become law early next year, the regulation...
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9 Mandatory Food Labels We’d Like to See in 2014 (But Probably Won’t)
Some people love to gorge on junk food without a care; others build shrines to kale. No judgments. But what if we could find a middle ground—what if food labels were completely honest so that we could...
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From Our Friends: February 28, 2014
Welcome to this week’s installment of From Our Friends, a weekly roundup where we highlight some of our favorite posts, published by our friends and partners around the web. This week’s edition...
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From Our Friends: March 7, 2014
Welcome to this week’s installment of From Our Friends, a weekly roundup where we highlight some of our favorite posts, published by our friends and partners around the web. This week’s edition...
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From Our Friends: March 14, 2014
Welcome to this week’s installment of From Our Friends, a weekly roundup where we highlight some of our favorite posts, published by our friends and partners around the web. This week’s edition...
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From Our Friends: March 21, 2014
Welcome to this week’s installment of From Our Friends, a weekly roundup where we highlight some of our favorite posts, published by our friends and partners around the web. This week’s edition...
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From Our Friends: March 28, 2014
Welcome to this week’s installment of From Our Friends, a weekly roundup where we highlight some of our favorite posts, published by our friends and partners around the web. This week’s edition...
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The 5 Reasons You’ll Quit Counting Calories For Good, and Still Be Healthy
If you think that a calorie is a calorie – and it doesn’t matter if it comes from kale or cookies, then it’s time to rethink what you think you know about calories. Contrary to what your Momma, track...
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From Our Friends: April 4, 2014
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From Our Friends: April 11, 2014
Welcome to this week’s installment of From Our Friends, a weekly roundup where we highlight some of our favorite posts, published by our friends and partners around the web. This week’s edition...
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Laura’s Favs: Tweets and Comments (April 18, 2014)
Happy Friday, everyone! If you’re new to OA, we take time once a week to thank our fans for all the posts, comments, and tweets they leave us every week. If you have any thoughts or ideas about how we...
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Laura’s Favs: Tweets and Comments (May 9, 2014)
Happy Friday, everyone! If you’re new to OA, we take time once a week to thank our fans for all the posts, comments, and tweets they leave us every week. If you have any thoughts or ideas about how we...
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Calories in Food from Vending Machines and Chain Restaurant Menus Must Be...
Menus and vending machines are about to get a little more congested: The FDA has finalized two rules requiring calories in food be listed on chain restaurant menus and vending machines. The ruling...
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American Restaurant Salads are Worse Than Fast Food, Study Finds
Salad: Is there a healthier, more satisfying mélange of vegetables? It’s the ultimate addition to any meal—crispy, crunchy, green, leafy, slightly sweet, tangy, even fruity. And salad is always good...
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21 Foods that Increase Metabolism (You’ll Love #7)
Diet, schmiet. Ditch your strict eating regimen and give your metabolism a boost by eating. Yes, eating. Just by consuming certain metabolism-boosting foods and drinks, you can give your body a...
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What Causes Overeating? A New Study Says it’s Overeating in the First Place
Have you been there? You’re just a little hungry at dinner time. Maybe you actually don’t even remember what you had for lunch, if anything. So, even though you’re not famished, you decide you should...
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Displaying Calories in Food Menus Doesn’t Make People Eat Healthier, Study Shows
iStock/guruXOOX Displaying the calories in food on menus does not have a huge effect on how consumers choose their meals, a new study found. The study found that as few as eight percent of fast-food...
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