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Do Calorie Monitors Really Work?

Calorie monitors may be the necessary motivation to keep on truckin' through a tough cardio workout, but are they really 100 percent on the money? The experts agree: Calorie monitors often overestimate burn, and may not be equally accurate for all exercises (and exercisers).

Burn Notice -- Why It Matters

First, let's take it back to Bio 101 (no dissections required!). When we burn more calories than we take in by exercising more or eating less, the body starts chipping away at fat reserves. To help aspiring Biggest Losers keep track, the first calorie counter was invented way back in 1977.

In a lab setting, researchers rely on highly specialized…

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  Death of the calorie

For more than a century we’ve counted on calories to tell us what will make us fat. Peter Wilson says it’s time to bury the world’s most misleading measure.

 Forget Calories

Counting calories is misguided. The focus belongs on food.

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Why Calories Count: Do Some Diets Work Better Than Others?

Although some diets may be easier for you to stick to or be more satiating, the bottom line is that you need to eat less to reduce body weight.

Resources

A Calorie Counter

A Calorie Counter allows you to search the USDA food nutrition database in the quickest and easiest format it has ever been made available in. A search of any food will bring up the full nutrition facts for that food such as calories, protein, carbs, fat, sugar, cholesterol, sodium, vitamins, and MUCH more.

Calorie Calculator

Calorie Calculator is a health and fitness app that measures the calories of your daily food intake and helps you to adopt health eating habits.

CalorieKing

The CalorieKing.com Food Database holds the nutritional information for over 50,000 American generic and brand name foods (including over 260 fast-food chains). There is a wide range of nutrient data and information available including calorie count charts, fat content, fiber content, and protein content.

Food Count

Find calories, fat, protein, cholesterol, sodium for more than 30,000 brand name and common foods. 40 additional vitamins and nutrients are tracked!

Lose It

Based on your personal information and health goals, Lose It! builds a personalized weight loss plan and daily calorie budget just for you.

My Plate Calorie Counter

Search more than 426,100 foods for calorie counts, total carbs, fat, protein -- or any other nutrition facts!

CalorieLab

CalorieLab maintains the world's largest and most up-to-data database of food nutrition facts, including generic foods and packaged brand name foods, as well as fast-food and table service restaurants.

MyFitnessPal

MyFitnessPal is a diet and fitness community built with one purpose in mind: providing you with the tools and support you need to achieve your weight loss goals.

NutritionData

Since its launch in 2003, Nutrition Data has grown into one of the most authoritative and useful sources of nutritional analysis on the Web. In July 2006, Nutrition Data was acquired by Cond''Net, a digital publisher under the Cond'' Nast Publications umbrella dedicated to editorial excellence. Nutrition Data's continuing goal is to provide the most accurate and comprehensive nutrition analysis available, and to make it accessible and understandable to all.