How many calories should a person consume in one day ?

Answer 1

Are you a man or a woman? Are you looking to maintain, gain or lose weight?

Answer 2

Some simple arithmetic yields neat guide to calorie intake.

A reasonable calculation of the daily calorie needs of a moderately active adult is multiplication of the person's weight by 16 calories for every pound.

A 150-pound (70), moderately active person, can consume 2400 calories a day and maintain a constant weight.
Women might need to lower it to 2000 calories a day.

Of those total 2400 calories, 55 percent ought to be carbohydrate calories (1320); 15 percent, protein calories (360); and fat calories, 30 percent or less (720).

Divide carbohydrate and protein calories by 4 to obtain the weight of those foods--i.e. 30 gms of carbohydrate and 90 grams of protein.
Divide fat calories by 9 to get fat grams. Here the result is 80 grams A lion's share ought to be unsaturated fats.
Daily cholesterol limit: 300 mg.

Individuals can obtain a more accurate estimate of their daily calorie needs by charting their food intake for one week.
If weight stays the same through out the week, then people know how many calories keep their weight stable.

Answer 3

To sustain your current weight you need to take your weight and multiply by 10 and then add on another 1/3. Any less you will lose, any more you will gain. (assuming a moderate level of exercise)

i.e. 200 lbs should consume 200 X 10 + 1/3 = 2600 Calories roughly.

Answer 4

A suggestion for you is:


If your goal is to lose weight by burning off excess body fat, aim to eat 500 fewer calories per day than your daily caloric needs, and maintain or increase your exercise activity. Do not go below 1200 calories per day unless on a medically supervised weight loss program or after consultation with your doctor.

Answer 5

Definitely depends on your height and weight, think about it, a short skinny person needs less calories to maintain their weight than a tall overweight person, just makes sense.

Answer 6

check out your food pyramid answer the few questions and it will tell you the cal count for you. also check out your bmi to see where you fall with your weight. just put bmi in the search engine or use the link below. Usually if a person is over weight they need to eat less cal the recommend to maintain a healthy weight. a person under weight they need to eat more. A person who is at there correct weight needs to eat the cal recommend for them.

Answer 7

well you should consume 2,000 calories a day but if want to gain weight you go over 2,000 and if you want to lose weight you eat under 2,000.

Answer 8

Well, I amount I see listened on nutrition facts is 2,000. It can and may vary from person depending on many factors. Consult a doctor?

Answer 9

2000 calories its based on a daily diet

Answer 10

2000 to2500 if u r looking to lose wight then u should eat 1700 to 1500.