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Calorie Counting: When Nudge Comes to Shove

If we're serious about the obesity problem a gentle nudge, like providing calorie information, may not be enough.

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"Organic" Foods Pack on the Pounds

We often think organic means fewer calories, and that's why we should institute mandatory calorie counting.

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Alcohol Counts, Just Not When it Comes to Calorie Counting

Not on tap for beer, wine, or fruity mixed drinks: Calorie counts.

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Feast Your Eyes: Where Calorie Counting Comes From Chart: Wilbur Atwater's Calorie Counts, Circa 1902

Wilbur Olin Atwater's experiments with a "bomb calorimeter" helped develop the system of food energy dieters and food manufacturers rely on today.

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Calling Jelly Beans "Fruit Chews" Makes You Fat

Attention jelly bean calorie counters, here's how the health halo lays your good intentions to waste in the candy aisle.

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Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: Calorie Counts

Cinema chains are fighting a proposal that would let consumers know how many calories come with their movies.

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Knowing Your Taco Is a Calorie Bomb Won't Stop You From Ordering It

Mandatory calorie counts on menus will be required by the health care bill, but at Seattle-area Taco Time restaurants they didn't have much effect.