Calorie Counts

Anita Lo: Multicultural "Mutt" and Multi-tasking Chef

Louise McCready | Posted 10.03.2008 | Living


Louise McCready

With four successful restaurants and a midtown food truck in the works, Anita took a moment from her hectic day to sit down with me over lunch at her West Village restaurant, Bar Q.

The Never-Ending Diet Wars

Dr. Dean Ornish | Posted 07.17.2008 | Living


Dr. Dean Ornish

A new study reports that the Atkins diet can be just as healthy as a low-fat diet. But don't start buying bacon yet. This research has some serious flaws.

What Is Your Calorie Budget?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 07.07.2008 | Living


Irene Rubaum-Keller

Do you know how many calories you should be eating each day? Most people don't. Use this formula to find out.

Calorie-ality Check in NYC

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 06.19.2008 | Living


Joel Schwartzberg

It's been two months since New York City restaurants with 15 or more nationwide outlets were compelled by law to publicly display calorie counts on all their products. This is particularly hard on Starbucks: Not only are the drinks outed, but those killer pastries as well.

There Is a Cure for Obesity

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 04.14.2008 | Living


Irene Rubaum-Keller

Stop the presses. We have found the cure for obesity. Haven't you heard? If you happened to miss it in the press, I am here to happily hand it to you.

The Power of a Bagel

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 03.10.2008 | Living


Irene Rubaum-Keller

Some of us may be genetically predisposed to use food. We get that drug-like high from thinking about, scoring, preparing and ingesting our substance.

Why Do You Want To Lose Weight?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 03.10.2008 | Living


Irene Rubaum-Keller

Habits are hard to change. Eating habits are particularly hard because you have to make choices everyday and several times a day, at that.You have to learn to manage it.

Your Exercise Equipment Is Lying To You

New York Times | GINA KOLATA | Posted 12.20.2007 | Living


Exercise physiologists say there is little in the world of exercise as wildly exaggerated as people's estimates of the number of calories they burn. ...

The Ultimate Guide To Fast Food Calorie Counts

A Calorie Counter | Posted 11.06.2007 | Business


Fast food is bad food. That's pretty much common knowledge these days. The majority of the foods served at fast food restaurants contain an insane amo...