Exploring how calorie information and taxes on high-calorie foods influence lunch decisions

Influence of Negative Calorie Foods on Atherogenic Indices in Overweight Women

Objective: The present study aimed to determine the effects of diet of negative calorie foods (NCF) on weight, atherogenic lipids, and atherogenic ratio and compare its efficiency with diet of low calorie foods (LCF). Materials and Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, the participants were randomly selected from inactive overweight females (age 45-75 years) by parallel assignment were d...

Calorie Label Formats: Using Numeric and Traffic Light Calorie Labels to Reduce Lunch Calories

In a field experiment involving online workplace lunch orders, this study examines the impact of numeric and traffic light calorie labels on calorie intake. Employees of a large corporation ordered lunches through a website of the authors’ design, on which they were presented menus with numeric calorie labels, traffic light labels, or both together, and the authors compared the calorie content ...

How does calorie restriction work?

For almost 70 years, calorie restriction has been known to extend life span. Despite the extensive physiological characterization of this dietary regimen, the molecular basis for the slowing in aging remains unsolved. Recent findings have pinpointed a few molecular pathways that appear to regulate the aging process. In this review, we propose a molecular model for how calorie restriction works ...

Is a calorie a calorie?

The aim of this review was to evaluate data regarding potential thermodynamic mechanisms for increased rates of weight loss in subjects consuming diets high in protein and/or low in carbohydrate. Studies that compared weight loss and energy expenditure in adults consuming diets high in protein and/or low in carbohydrate with those in adults consuming diets low in fat were reviewed. In addition,...

Calorie Restriction, Longevity and Cognitive Function