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Jan. 28, 2026

Associate Professor Helen Veit comments on the history of calorie counting in NYT article

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Associate Professor Helen Zoe Veit contributes historical and cultural perspective to The New York Times by explaining how calorie counting—once the dominant way Americans thought about nutrition—has been losing its cultural power.

Read the full article on the New York Times website.