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Calories Multiply your current weight by 10. For example, if you weigh 180 pounds, then eating 1,800 calories a day is ideal. ChaCha!

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To determine your approximate caloric needs, you need to know your basal metabolic rate. To do this, multiply your weight by 10.

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Determine your BMR by multiplying your weight by 10. For example, if you weigh 180lbs then eating 1,800 cal/day would be your BMR.

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That depends on if you are a man or woman, and also what your height and weight is. Please send that information. ChaCha on.

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For women, a healthy calorie intake is 1200-1400, and for men it is 1500-1800. ChaCha!

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Calories

The food we eat and beverages we drink all contain calories, which is a measure of energy. Another definition of calorie is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of water by one degree. It's recommended that humans consume at least 2,000 calories per day in order to maintain their weight and for enough energy to perform daily tasks.

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