STOP COUNTING CALORIES

If you’re hoping to shed pounds, you may wonder: won’t adding calories make me gain weight? The short answer is no. The long answer involves understanding more about the types of calories we’re eating – and setting things on fire.

To measure how many calories are in, say, a doughnut, here’s what to do: dehydrate the doughnut and place it in a cubicle submerged in a water bath. Then set the doughnut on fire (yes, really) and measure by how many degrees