DEAR DR. BLONZ: Calories are listed on the Nutrition Facts panel of foods, so are they considered nutrients? What’s the best way of figuring out how many calories we need? And is there an explanation ...

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Determine how quickly you want to lose (or gain) weight. A common rate of weight loss is one pound per week. Bonci’s suggestion of losing between half a pound to three-quarters of a pound per week, ...

Q: How many calories a day do I need to take in to gain mass and still not gain excess weight? I’m 16 and weigh 180 pounds. I train four or five days a week and have been gaining well over the past ...

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Calories, those little units of energy you consume, are arguably the most talked-about part of healthy eating and weight loss. The general rule is that if you take in more calories than you use, ...