Calculating Your BMR: How Many Calories Do You Need?

After looking over one of my food and exercise logs, Donna B. wondered what BRM was. Well, it’s a typo. I meant to type BMR, which stands for basic metabolic rate. That’s the number of calories your body needs just to live and maintain minimum functions, assuming you didn’t move a muscle all day (e.g., [...]

Calorie Counts Via Your Cell Phone

Ever been running errands and find yourself so hungry that you’re tempted to blow your diet on fast food even though you don’t know how many calories or fat grams you’ll be buying? Well, wonder no more. If you’ve got a cell phone, Diet.com’s Nutrition on the Go service is just a text message away. [...]