How many calories does your body needs to function?

Question

I think that 1200 cal are too much, considering that most people dont exercice at all, so I think that the quantity of cal you need should be realtive.
How many cal a person that is in comma needs to live? he wouldnt need 1200 cal a day...
The amount of cal needed should be less tha 1200, thats why everybody is overweigh.

Answer 1

I need about 4000 per day.....

Answer 2

1200 too much???? Thats insane. Most would burn that and then some in a day of straight sleep, let alone awake and doing normal activities. The person in comma WOULD need that and more, unless he/she were old. I would hope someone would feed me more than that were I in a comma. I am slim, too, by the way. People do eat high calorie food these days, which is the primary cause of obesity, but it is NOT because they eat over 1200 calories. Caloriesperhour.com will help you configure the amount of calories you need to live. It sounds as though you'll be surprised at how many you need. Really, this amazes me.

You must also consider what you burn in a day. You will burn off some of the consumed calories, it is not a one way street. You consume and you burn. What you think you have consumed is usually a little less than what you have because you are burning constantly, even as you sleep. It is recommended you not eat less than 300 calories in each meal. Theres 900 away right there. However, this is a bare minimum per meal, so there ought to be more calorie consumption occuring.

Answer 3

As a rough guideline, recommended daily energy intake values for young adults are: 2500 kcal/d (10 MJ/d, 120 W) for men and 2000 kcal/d (8 MJ/d, 100 W) for women. Children, sedentary and older people require less energy, physically active people more.

Answer 4

It all depends on your body structure, I had a body fat analysis done and at a resting state my body needs 2000 calories just to survive, so to lose weight I would need to eat less than this. But it's different for everyone.

Answer 5

Depends on a few things: Your goals, or if your on some island and u had to eat the smallest amount to actually stay alive? Are u trying to slim down, tone up, become in shape, what exactly?

Answer 6

That depends on sex, age, body size, and level of activity. Everyone is different. Too few calories cause the body to "eat itself" and muscle mass is lost as well as fat. Fat is easily replaced and your body thinking it has been starved will store more fat than it would have prior to starvation. Muscle mass is difficult to put on when your diet is restricted, and muscle mass is what helps keep your metabolism high. Low metabolism will also cause weight gain (fat storage).

Answer 7

1200 calories a day is like nothing. Google online calories body need and you can find out how many calories your body burns daily.

Answer 8

The variety maximum medical doctors and individuals resources you with is 1200. some declare they're completely tremendous eating one thousand. yet i have continually stated to get the right nutrition and nourishment (especially in case your determining), eat 1500 energy on the least. yet when your a transforming into youngster you could evaluate eating somewhat more beneficial. someplace round 1700.

Answer 9

Everyone's needs are different but try not to go below 1000 calories for any extended period. Go to this site www.caloriesperhour.com, put in your height and weight and it will help you.

Answer 10

It all depends on your level of activity.