Our tool below tells you about how many calories a day you burn at rest. That figure is your basal metabolic rate, or the amount of your energy your body needs to maintain basic functions such as ...

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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 ...

The new year is just around the corner. If your resolution is to get healthy and lose weight, you may want to consider trying a calorie deficit. “A calorie deficit is when you can calculate your ...

Losing 1 pound of weight can be a numbers game. You need to cut your caloric intake while increasing the number of calories you burn through physical activity.

Intermittent fasting has long been debated as a weight loss technique. Now a new study looks at how effective it is compared to daily calorie counting. In the study, published Monday in the Annals of ...

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The CICO diet is a simple concept of "calories in, calories out." The idea has been around for ages. But its nickname, CICO, is new. It's an easy way to lose weight in the short term. “It’s simple ...

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