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The amount of recommended calories per day varies depending on age, gender, height, weight, and level of activity. According to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines, the daily calorie intake for adult women should be between 1,600 and 2,400, depending on level of activity. For adult men it ranges from 2,000 to 3,000 a day.
The more active you are, the more calories are needed per day.
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∙ 13y agoThe average caloric intake varies from person to person. The amount of calories is based on many factors, the four most prominent being age, weight, height, and gender.
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How many calories should a 21 year old 5 foot 4inch girl take in?
It wont matter so much how many calories you are taking in as much as it does for what your doing to even out the intake you put into your body. 1200 calories a day is a normal intake,but look into the fat calories, the sugar and salt intake, and corn syrup, these make the calories bad for your body.
If you eat 1200 calories how much does your body take in of the 1200?
Your body will take in all 1,200 calories that you eat. It then varies per person what the body actually uses those calories for, such as exercise, normal body functions, fat storage, and so on.
How much food is normal for a 13 year old boy?
Going by calories, a thirteen year old boy should eat about 2200 calories a day.
Why is it important to recogize hunger vs. appetite?
You should only eat as much calories as your body needs.
If you are five three 180lbs how many calories should you intake?
Eat as many calories as normal, just try to do more exercise regularly. You should buy some home gym equipment if you think you intake too much.
How much of your total calories should come from fat?
About 30% of your total calories should come from fat.
How much weight will you use only eating 1000 calories a day?
For the average adult, eating under 1200 calories/day is considered starvation. A normal amount (taking into consideration weight and activity) should range between 1800-2200 calories/day. Initially, you may drop weight quickly eating only 1000 calories but when your body realizes that you are not giving it enough fuel it will start to hold on to everything you put in to it.
If you burn 125 calories a day much weight will you lose?
It depends on how much you weigh, and how many calories are in your body in the first place.
How much sugar should you eat day?
Well, it depends on how many calories you eat a day, That determines how much sugar you should eat a day. For a normal amount of calories per day, most women have 6 teaspoons/24 grams. For most men, you should eat 9 teaspoons/36 grams per day.
How much fat are you supposed to get per meal?
the less, the better. Depends on how many meals you have and how many calories your body burns during the day. If you body works with the 2,000 calories a day then you should have 2,000 calories a day; not necessarily from fat. 1 gram of fat = 9 calories You might find this helpful: http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/diet-fitness/how-count-calories-per-gram.html
How many calories should an average middle school student consume?
If you want to know how much you need, because everybodys body is different and some people do sports and need more calories. You can go to Mypyramid.gov and find out how much you need a day. I did that and it helps a lot.! But i think a middle school student should get around 2,000 calories a day.
How many calories an 59 year old should eat on a diet?
they should eat about 200 calories a day or less and it also depends on there size for skinny people about 100 or less going up could mean serious damage to anything in your body or ask a doctor how much calories you should eat that is all bye
