For weight maintenance, the common belief is that calories in should equal calories out. For weight loss, calories in should be less than calories out. Sounds simple, right?
While these principles might appear sound to the average grade school student, the details around them sometimes feel anything but. I don’t have to remind you that there is an ongoing—and sometimes bitter—debate in the United States about who is responsible for causing, and subsequently solving, the obesity crisis. I can’t begin to appropriately address this question here, but I can shine some light on the strides being made by the industry and the educational resources available to consumers.