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The mysterious calorie: Can't help but eat 'em, can't live without 'emTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:57PMRegistered dietitian Jill Weisenberger once had a client whokept a puzzling food journal. The calorie counts were all out ofwhack. The woman's tuna sandwich had 33 calories. An apple:144.

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Shop with your brain, not your stomachThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:13PMa As Nutrition Month kicks off in Canada, a dietitian at the Eastern Ontario Health Unit spent Wednesday morning educating a dozen local shoppers about how to navigate supermarket aisles with the brain, not the stomach.[...]

Everything you need to know about caloriesThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:05AMCalories are the first thing people look for on the Nutrition Facts panel of food and beverages, according to a survey by the International Food Information Council and Foundation.

Rule your portionsTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:23AM(York County Health Challenge weekly article by Chris Blanke, FCHD, Four Corners Health Department.) YORK — Many of us have gotten comfortable with larger portion sizes. It seems to be normal. We are less likely to question the portions that are given to us at restaurants.

Be Open to SesameFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 8:14AMThis highly nutritious seed is one of the oldest condiments known to man. Look for sesame seeds in the American diet and you're most likely to find them as an edible decoration sprinkled on a hamburger bun. But the tiny ivory-colored seed may actually be one of the oldest condiments and one of the most nutritious seeds known to man.

Tom Venuto: Nutrition Label Lies & Loopholes: Serving Size Sleight of HandTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 10:33AMConcerned consumers have been screaming that U.S. labeling laws are full of loopholes and in need of serious revision. The FDA says they're going to do something about it. But will it be enough?

Tom Venuto: Nutrition Label Lies & Loopholes: Serving Size Sleight of HandTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 10:33AMConcerned consumers have been screaming that U.S. labeling laws are full of loopholes and in need of serious revision. The FDA says they're going to do something about it. But will it be enough?

What exactly is a calorie?Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 11:13PMRegistered dietitian Jill Weisenberger once had a client who kept a puzzling food journal. The calorie counts were all out of whack. The woman's tuna sandwich had 33 calories. An apple: 144.