Calorie deficit and intermittent fasting are weight loss strategies that involve consuming fewer calories in a 24-hour period, but they differ in their focus. Here's how.

Everyday Health’s weight loss calculator can help you estimate your calorie needs for weight loss. Learn more about how many ...

The metabolic confusion diet is an eating style that’s different from most other diets. Instead of aiming for a set number of calories each day, you alternate your daily calorie intake. Though it is ...

A new study finds that reducing caloric intake may slow the pace of aging according to some biomarkers. Participants in the study who reduced their caloric intake with a carefully constructed and ...

Decades of research has shown that limits on calorie intake by flies, worms, and mice can enhance life span in laboratory conditions. But whether such calorie restriction can do the same for humans ...

Paired with your daily calories burned, you can determine your total calorie expenditure.

Corrections & clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of the spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is Caroline Susie. Few things are as essential as ...

A person can create a calorie deficit by reducing the number of calories they eat, increasing their activity levels, or both. There are several ways to determine how many calories a person typically ...

A registered dietitian has slammed the widespread misconception that women should eat just 1,200 calories a day—a figure often promoted across social-media platforms as the ideal intake for weight ...