Knowing how many calories a food contains has become a familiar part of eating. But it may muddy rather than clarify a person ...

And his caloric tables, or Atwater tables, became the accepted measure of calorie content in food. They are still used to this day; look on the side of any cereal box and you’ll see an Atwater ...

Knowing the calorie content of foods does not help people understand which foods are healthier, according to a study I recently coauthored in the Journal of Retailing. When study participants ...