01.06.2009 4:38 pm
Calculating calories consumed and burned
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Did you know that a slice of apple pie at Denny’s Restaurant has 470 calories and 21 grams of fat? Or that a 150-pound person who cycles at a medium pace for 1 hour burns about 545 calories? I just stumbled on to WebMD’s Food-O-Meter and Fit-O-Meter, nifty charts and calculators that tell you how many calories you’re eating or burning with this food or that exercise. Could be a valuable tool for those looking to drop a few pounds.
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Cindy Billhartz Gregorian is a features reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. She has reported for the Healthy & Fit section since its first issue. She's a distance runner with seven marathons under her belt. 
