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Calories, Not Meal Timing, Key to Weight Loss

Calories, Not Meal Timing, Key to Weight Loss

By Matthew Kadey, MS, RD / September 16, 2024

A study finds that it’s caloric deficit that spurs weight loss, not any change in meal timing. When it comes to the battle of the bulge, we have more evidence that calories are king. A head-to-head trial of a calorie-reduced diet and a time-restricted eating diet, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, found no difference…

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Snacking and Weight Gain

Snacking and Weight Gain From Calories

By Matthew Kadey, MS, RD / March 20, 2024

It appears that many people might be snacking their way to unwanted weight gain and worsening health by piling on more calories.

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Person looking at calorie counts on menus

Calorie Counts on Menus Save Lives

By Matthew Kadey, MS, RD / December 5, 2023

Federal regulations requiring fast-food restaurants to list calorie counts on menus may have helped prevent at least 16,000 deaths.

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Illustration of an arrow up labeled "calories" and an arrow down labeled "nutrients" to show lack of important nutrients in diet

Important Nutrients Lacking in Diets

By Matthew Kadey, MS, RD / December 13, 2022

Even though many Americans overconsume calories, they are underconsuming several important nutrients, which could be a health burden.

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Days Not Eating Fast Food

By Matthew Kadey, MS, RD / September 13, 2022

We know that diet quality takes a hit on days when people are eating fast food. But what about on days when they forgo it?

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Two people dining and looking at restaurant calories

Calories in Restaurant Menu Items

By Matthew Kadey, MS, RD / June 13, 2022

Restaurant items added after the 2018 calorie listing requirements were put in place had fewer calories compared with items served before.

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Woman eating cafeteria food

Cafeteria Food Trim Down

By Matthew Kadey, MS, RD / December 6, 2021

The environments in which we live and work influence the food we consume. That’s why a “cafeteria food intervention” can improve diet.

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Calories on menus

March 2021 Question of the Month: Are Menu Calorie Counts a Health Savior?

By ... / March 8, 2021

Do you believe calories on menus are as effective as the research concludes? Do you use this information to make food choices when eating out?

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Woman exercising in a gym

How to Calculate Calories Expended

By Jeffrey Janot, PhD / May 31, 2005

Clients frequently ask how many calories they burn during exercise. How do you answer so they know how to calculate calories expended?

A common inquiry clients often make is, “How many calor…

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