We’ve all been there – crying our eyes out during a sad movie or after a tough day, wondering if all those tears are at least burning a few calories. Well, it turns out they actually do! I’ve ...

Okay, I’ll be honest – when my neighbor told me bouncing on a trampoline could burn as many calories as running, I thought she was nuts. But then I dug into the research and tried it myself, and wow… ...

Think your marathon burned exactly 2,600 calories because that’s what your watch said? I hate to break it to you, but your body is way more complicated than that simple math suggests. Here’s what’s ...

This year, research continued to show how gut health influences immunity, mood and metabolism. Rather than focusing only on ...

NEW YORK -- Almonds used to have about 170 calories per serving. Then researchers said it was really more like 130. A little later, they said the nuts may have even less. Calorie counting can be a ...

Look, I used to think I had protein figured out. Eat chicken, drink a shake, hit my numbers – done, right? But after months of feeling tired and not seeing the results I wanted, I started digging ...

Have you ever wondered: does sleeping burn calories? Research by PNAS has found the brain can use more than 20% of your body’s calorie intake per day and continues to burn calories even when you’re ...

Introduction -- Part one. Understanding calories: it all starts with the science. What is a calorie ; The history: from ancient Greece to modern calorie science ; Foods: how scientists count the ...

Decades of research has shown that limits on calorie intake by flies, worms, and mice can enhance life span in laboratory conditions. But whether such calorie restriction can do the same for humans ...

Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.