It’s here. After over a year since we reported its announcement, Quezon City (QC) has officially implemented calorie counts in restaurant menus. I found out because I was randomly eating at a McDonald ...

Long held up as the big benchmark of nutrition, the calorie is losing its clout in the age of GLP-1s and a sharper focus on nutrients. Long held up as the big benchmark of nutrition, the calorie is ...

Food in the Pokémon universe has steadily gained traction as a key feature; what once started as primarily a berries-only kind of deal has since become a delicious tapestry of delicacies. Pokémon ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Marion Nestle doesn’t understand why people ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

A calorie deficit refers to when a person consumes fewer calories than their body uses through physical activity and basic bodily functions. Keeping within a calorie deficit can help people lose ...

When Apple launched its first smartwatch in 2015, there was a sense that the company didn’t exactly know what the device was for. But within a few years, it carved out an identity focusing mainly on ...

The promise is seductive: Snap a photo of your meal, and artificial intelligence will instantly tell you exactly how many calories you're consuming. No more tedious ...

Adam Collins receives funding from BBSRC Food Biosystems Doctoral Training Programme. He also serves as Head of Nutrition for Form NutritionTM. Intermittent fasting is not only a useful tool for ...

It’s early in the morning, and Lulu Hunt Peters, MD, sits at her desk, puzzling over the manuscript she’s writing about a miraculous weight-loss method she learned about back in her medical school ...