Calorie Counting & Weight Loss
A calorie is the amount of energy the body receives from a particular food. Calories are related to foods, and we count them, add them, or subtract them. When a person consumes too many calories, they often gain weight. So, in order to lose weight, the number of calories of person consumes should be reduced.
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Significance
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Everyone has a different metabolism, and so the number of the calories needed to add, lose or maintain weight differs. Exercise also plays a part in the number of calories a person needs.
Calories for Fat Loss
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One pound of fat is equal to 3,500 calories. Cutting 500 calories a day would result in a 1-pound fat loss in a week.
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Minumum Daily Calorie Intake
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Health professionals have set the minimum daily standard for calories for the average-size women at 1,200 a day and 1,800 for men. If drastic calorie reduction takes place muscle mass will be lost, metabolic rate will drop, and nutritional deficiencies and health problems might result.
Weight Loss Plateau
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Sometimes a body might adapt to a lowered calorie-consumption level, and weight loss will level off. When this occurs, exercise and weight training to boost metabolism is necessary. Further cutting of calories will only further lower your metabolism.
Calorie Counters
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Many websites offer calorie counters to help with weight loss. By plugging in height, weight and activity level, the number of calories needed to lose, gain or maintain weight is calculated. Again, the numbers are estimates because every person has a different body and different caloric needs.
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