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Conference rocks::weight_control

Title:	Weight Loss and Maintenance
Notice:	PLEASE enter notes in mixed case (CAPS ARE SHOUTING)!
Moderator:	ASICS::LESLIE

Created:	Mon Jul 09 1990
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	933
Total number of notes:	9931

622.0. "The number of calories needed for maintenance?" by CSS::BENZ () Mon Nov 19 1990 15:29

    I believe there's some kind of calculation which tells
    you how many calories you need to maintain a given weight - 
    and I've forgotton how it goes..
    
    Does anyone know?
    
    Thanks in advance - 
    
    Susan

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
622.1	Calories	AKOCOA::PIMENTEL		`Mon Nov 19 1990 17:25`	4
	10 times your desired weight if you are inactive, 12 x your desired weight if you do a lot of exercise. i.e., 10 x 140 = 1400 cal. per day.
622.2		SPIDER::BASSETT	Design	`Mon Nov 19 1990 19:01`	1
	That's for women, right? Isn't it more for men?
622.3	It's just that men are heavier	LESLIE::LESLIE	After enlightenment, do the laundry	`Tue Nov 20 1990 03:35`	1
	No.
622.4	More muscle = More calories	CGVAX2::CASTIGLIONE		`Fri May 31 1991 20:34`	10
	Their is at least one other variable that needs to be incorporated into your formula. Men (in general) have a greater percentage of muscle (in relation to body composition and otherwise) then woman. It takes more calories to support this extra lean muscle tissue, therefore a man (generally) needs to consume more calories to support the same amount of body weight (compared to a woman). Mark