From obsession to balance: Secrets to slimming down without the calorie count craze

Calories (sometimes referred to as kilocalories or kcal) are a unit of energy in food. To track how much energy they’re consuming, many people count the number of calories they eat to ensure that they are not consuming more energy than their body needs to function optimally.

Counting calories has been pretty effective in helping people track what they eat and is considered one of the most effective weight loss methods.