For an average cat, not a kitten, pregnant, lactating or overweight it is required about 20 to 30 calories per pound of body weight per day.
Indoor cats should, on average, have 20 calories per pound daily to maintain their weight. This should only be used as a guide, as every cat's metabolism works at a different rate.
If it's an adult they say it should be 240 calories per day.
a lot!
By reducing caloric intake, one would lose weight. By increasing caloric intake, you'd gain weight.
for women its 2,500 and men is 3,00 thats to maintain a healthy weight. :)
Caloric intake has a lot to do with the amount of physical activity a person participates in. If someone has a high caloric intake but they don't exercise or move a lot, they will gain weight.
Energy balance is based upon dietary/caloric intake and metabolism. Healthy weight can be based on values based on height and weight, such as the body mass index (BMI). Insufficient caloric intake can result in starvation mode, where despite less food consumed the body may gain weight, and slow metabolism. Energy balance requires the body meeting its needed caloric intake, while being exercised for cardiovascular health, and to maintain/grow lean muscle mass.
weight maintenance will occur
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It is important to consider the client's daily caloric intake and their lifestyle.
No. Reducing your calorie intake too much puts your body into starvation mode causing you to hold on to food you injest; and it's really not healthy.
Generally, crash dieting is not a good idea. Once your body recognizes the drastic reduction in caloric intake, it enters what is sometimes called "starvation mode" and reduces calorie consumption to conserve energy, thereby reducing the amount of fat that is lost. Furthermore, when your body has no food intake to provide energy, it turns to burning muscle (e.g. your heart) and even brain cells to secure the caloric intake it needs for you to survive and operate. A healthy caloric intake evenly spaced throughout the day with exercise 3-5 days a week is truly the only healthy way to lose weight.
Caloric burn MUST exceed caloric intake.
you will lose weight
A healthy caloric intake can range anywhere from 1000 to 2000 calories per day for the typical person. Since 1500 is in the middle it would be considered a healthy diet.