AvatarJohn KendallAvatarAvatarIs the Calorie Really a Useful Measure?verified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Cynthia Graber and Nicola TwilleyThe simple weight-loss formula—burn more energy than you consume—may actually be holding us back in the fight to curb obesity. “For me, a calorie is a unit of measurement that’s a real pain in the rear.” Bo Nash is 38. He lives in Arlington, Texas, where he’s a technology director for a textbook …