Some saddening, if unsurprising, news from Science today: apparently women eat less when they're dining with men than they do when in the company of fellow women, according to new research. Ladies, get it together! more ›

Well, here's a groundbreaking new piece of evidence in the war against obesity: those calorie labels at fast food restaurants are only useful if you actually read them. Who would have thought? more ›

Calorie count information is everywhere these days—and soon will be even more so—but how can you be sure that the numbers a restaurant lists on its walls are accurate? You can't! At least not according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. After testing 242 unique foods in 42 restaurants from three states, and they found that while overall the stated numbers were accurate "there was substantial inaccuracy for some individual foods." Nearly one in five of the samples taken, when measured in a laboratory, were at least 100 calories over the amounts listed on the restaurants’ websites. And that isn't even the surprising part. more ›

Intrepid Fox 5 reporter Arnold Diaz has given us SO MUCH great television with his "Hall of Shame" investigative reports, and what does he get in return for all his dedication to shame? Legal troubles... which we suppose is only to be expected. Last month Diaz confronted Magda Abt, an operator of three D'Lites Emporium ice cream stores on Long Island. With cameras rolling, Diaz attempted to present her with lab results suggesting her "low calorie" frozen dessert contained far more calories and carbs than advertised. Thankfully, Abt's brother soon arrived on the premises to entertain us all, the Strong Island way: more ›

Thanks to our bikes and the years-and-years we've been living in the greatest city in the universe, we rarely find ourselves checking directions with a site like GoogleMaps or HopStop, but a two-week-old calorie counting feature on the latter—which works for bike rides as well as train rides—might make us change our tune. If fast food joints can have calorie counts, why can't our commutes? more ›

The rest of America will soon be remade in Michael Bloomberg's image, when the FDA implements rules modeled after NYC's controversial law requiring chain restaurants to prominently display their calorie info. Earlier this month the FDA proposed regulations that would require calorie labeling on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, retail food establishments, and even vending machines across America. The agency is also seeking public comment on whether other types of food establishments should be included. New York City, über alles! more ›

When we discovered that NYC's long Shamrock Shake drought had finally ended, and sweet drops of nourishing green diglyceride were once again showering down upon our fair city, we were happier than a leprechaun getting Warwick Davis's autograph. But then a reader had to McHarsh the Vibewich and send us this photo of the shake's calorie. It would seem that the minty delicious holiday beverage is not specifically too nutritious. more ›

Well, this isn't going to be good for America's obesity problem (or is it?): Mark Haub, a professor of human nutrition at Kansas State University, put himself on what some are calling the Twinkie Diet or the Convenience Store Diet... and lost 27 pounds in two months. While he did include some vegetables in his diet, every three hours Haub would treat himself to a snack of sugary cereals, Oreos, Hostess products, Doritos, or some other junk food item (Meat Munchkins?)—all to prove that in losing weight, it's counting calories that really matters. more ›

City officials often tout their far-reaching efforts to make school lunches healthier for students. They even called in Rachael Ray for help. But according to a Daily News investigation, school meals remain as unhealthy and as remarkably disgusting-sounding as they've always been. more ›

With Jets-AFC Championship Game fever spreading, it was only a matter of time before the media would settle in to examine coach Rex Ryan's diet. Yesterday, the Post reported that the inspirational, sometimes emotional rookie coach eats 7,000 calories a day to keep his 350-pound figure: "The coach celebrated Sunday's triumph over the San Diego Chargers by scarfing down a cheesesteak and a beer on the charter flight back home. He was then offered a choice of barbecue chicken, flank steak or a Cobb salad." Of course—a barbecue chaser is required after unlikely victories! more ›

The law forcing chain restaurants with more than 15 locations nationwide to display calorie information might have been drafted with fast food joints like McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts in mind — but it's ticking off diners at some of the city's more upscale restaurants. more ›

There is bad, if unsurprising, news for moviegoers who routinely stuff their faces with incessant handfuls of popcorn: Not only does your maddening snack rustling ruin the delicate movie magic, but you're making yourself morbidly obese and prone to heart disease, too. Lab tests conducted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest have determined that popcorn at the major movie chains has way more calories than cud-chewing plebes are led to believe. For cinema snack-hounds, these lab results are more horrifying than The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: more ›

Researchers are serving up more explanations as to why two recent reports on the effectiveness of the city’s ground-breaking calorie labeling law appear to contradict one another. The researchers told the Times that differences in focus and size might clarify the discrepancies. more ›

Oh media, must you keep torturing us with photos of the famous bacon cheeseburger, provocatively ensconced between two Krispy Kreme donuts instead of a bun? Truly the apotheosis of American ingenuity, this delicacy has previously been savored by Google employees in the company's New York cafeteria, who lorded it over everyone with food porn photos back in 2007. It's generally believed that the invention first appeared on the world stage in 2005, at a suburban bar in Decatur, Georgia, where its creator dubbed it The Luther Burger after diabetic American R&B star Luther Vandross. Now it's back, and so close we can taste it—except, not literally! more ›

Let there be cake! Actually, the Department of Education has the opposite sentiment, and is banishing the age old tradition of school bake sales to the history books. The new regulations will also trim the fat from vending machines, and aims to limit how much sugar and fat students digest during the school day. more ›

Sure, you use your Snuggie to go bar hopping, fornicate comfortably, and walk the runway, but the Snuggie's most valuable purpose has yet to be fully explored... until now! Take it away, press release: "What if you could burn 600 calories in 15 minutes… in a Snuggie? That’s what the latest medi-spa treatment is promising using Far Infrared Ray technology. The 'Snuggie Sauna' (official name: Relax Far Infrared Ray Sauna) improves blood circulation, promotes lymphatic drainage and cellular renewal, increases metabolism, burns calories without lactic acid production, promotes better sleep and detoxifies the body from heavy metals, including mercury and cadmium—all in 15-20 minutes." more ›