<p>What are calories and can you lose weight by eating fewer of them? The story of the calorie shadows the Western struggle with diet and obesity.</p>

What are calories and can you lose weight by eating fewer of them? The story of the calorie shadows the Western struggle with diet and obesity.

False accounting—why calories don’t add up

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