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Counting Calories for Weight Loss: Should You Do It?

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How many calories should you eat in a day? The USDA's guidelines for men, women and children

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 ...