Predicted weight loss: 297 lbs man reducing calorie intake by 500 calories per day is 65 lbs

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The predicted weight loss for a 40-year-old, 297 pound sedentary man who does not change his physical activity, but reduces his calorie intake is as follows according to a new model by Kevin D. Hall and Peter N. Jordan from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, USA:

• 100 calories per day is roughly 16 lbs


• 200 calories per day is roughly 31 lbs


• 300 calories per day is roughly 46 lbs


• 400 calories per day is roughly 60 lbs


• 500 calories per day is roughly 74 lbs


• 600 calories per day is roughly 87 lbs


• 700 calories per day is roughly 99 lbs


• 800 calories per day is roughly 111 lbs


• 900 calories per day is roughly 123 lbs


• 1,000 calories per day is roughly 133 lbs


• 1,100 calories per day is roughly 143 lbs


• 1,200 calories per day is roughly 153 lbs


• 1,300 calories per day is roughly 162 lbs

REFERENCE

Hall KD, Jordan PN. Modeling weight-loss maintenance to help prevent body weight regain. AJCN. 2008 Dec, 88(6):1459-68.

AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION

Kevin D. Hall
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
12A South Drive, Room 4007
Bethesda, MD 20892-5621 USA
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