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Tip for Today: How Many Calories Do You Need?

Posted July 2, 2008 at 09:00 AM by Lindsay Hutton

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ENTER IMAGE NAME BETWEEN QUOTES - USE ENGLISH NOT FILE NAMING STRUCTURE This equation is designed to help you figure out how many calories your body needs to function on a day to day basis.

Body weight (in pounds) x 15 + (moderate activity [mins/day] x 3.5)

If you do not exercise or engage in any regular activity during the day, simply plug in a zero in that part of the equation. If your goal is to lose weight, subtract 500 from your final number. Omitting 500 calories a day will allow you to healthfully lose about 2 pounds a week.

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