It turns out most of us under-report how many calories we consume – but it’s not entirely our fault.
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Try starting with 12,000 kcals a day.
The potential health benefits of energy-burning brown and beige fat might be not the effect on weight, but rather on blood sugar and cholesterol.
Whether it’s a coffee in hand as we walk through the office door, or a way to beat the 3pm slump, many of us rely on our local barista to get us through our working day.
A gram of alcohol has almost as many calories as the equivalent weight in fat. But most people who drink aren’t aware of the extra fuel they’re getting from alcohol.
Obesity researchers have been in a tug of war about obesity for decades now. So what does the evidence show about the latest offensive in the obesity wars?
The energy imbalance gap is how many calories you consume versus how many you burn. Understanding how it differs among different populations could lead to better policies to target obesity.
Food labels seem to provide all the information a thoughtful consumer needs, so counting calories should be simple. But things get tricky because food labels tell only half the story. A calorie is a measure…
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Professor of Physics, University of Lynchburg
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Associate Professor of Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion, Mississippi State University
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Associate Professor of Nutrition, University of Surrey
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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
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Professor and Distinguished Research Chair, Globalization and Health Equity, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor of Marketing, University of Birmingham
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Visiting Fellow in Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
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Visiting associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport, Health & Exercise Science, University of Stirling
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Professor Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Senior Research Associate, Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour, Loughborough University
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Lecturer in Exercise Physiology Across the Lifespan, Deakin University
