Most people know to consider their calorie intake when trying to lose or gain weight. Calories are a measure of the energy stored in foods or in the tissues of your body. Typical recommendations for ...

When it comes to maintaining optimal health, one of the most important things to do is to stay informed. Getting age-appropriate screenings for diseases and conditions such as high blood pressure or ...

Reading nutrition labels may not be a top priority for shoppers in a hurry. However, experts say understanding food packaging can make a big difference in making ...

Corn tortillas are a good source of nutrients that can give your overall health a boost, including your heart and gut.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Elva Ramirez is a wine and spirits reporter, and cocktail book author. Many consumers can roughly guess the calorie count of a Big ...

How sloppy is that triple Whopper with cheese? It has 1,250 calories, or 62.5% of the recommended 2,000-calories-per-day diet. The Fried Macaroni and Cheese from the Cheesecake Factory? Try 1,570 ...

You know one of the worst things about craft beer? The best of it has even more calories than sugary soft drinks. A lot more. A 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola has 140 calories. A 12-ounce can of Two ...

In December of this year, restaurant chains with more than twenty locations will be required by federal law to post calorie information on their menus. The requirement, written into the Affordable ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Posting calorie information on menus is often cited as an important tool ...

Counting calories is now the law of the land. This month, a long-delayed regulation came into effect requiring all food chains with 20 or more locations to list calorie information on their menus.

Calorie counts help curb diners’ appetites for less healthy options, but not by much. The good news: Menu labels including calorie information were shown to reduce the amount people ate. Now, for the ...