calories

Learn how to teach your kids, and yourself, to avoid eating too much candy when trick or treating makes it pile up.

This New York Times article discusses new research that shows people essentially can’t be made to burn any more calories in a day than a predetermined set point.

I’ve written about the Shake Weight, which I believe owes its high sales to gag-gift purchases for bridal showers. I’ve also written about rocker shoes, and how they’re not really going to help you burn any additional calories — and could cause injury.

Alex Hutchinson of the Globe and Mail recently posted a guest column on Weighty Matters. The blog's obesity doctor, Yoni Freedhoff, asked Hutchinson to answer the question "Can your treadmill really count calories?"

A recent health post at the Los Angeles Times looked at brand new research about the causal role that diet pop may have in obesity. It’s very interesting stuff, because it reminds me of another phenomenon: How exercise can lead to weight gain.