Predicted weight loss: 396 lbs woman reducing calorie intake by 500 calories per day is 99 lbs

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The predicted weight loss for a 40-year-old, 396 pound sedentary woman of average height who does not change her physical activity, but reduces her 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 21 lbs


• 200 calories per day is roughly 41 lbs


• 300 calories per day is roughly 60 lbs


• 400 calories per day is roughly 80 lbs


• 500 calories per day is roughly 99 lbs


• 600 calories per day is roughly 118 lbs


• 700 calories per day is roughly 137 lbs


• 800 calories per day is roughly 155 lbs


• 900 calories per day is roughly 173 lbs


• 1,000 calories per day is roughly 190 lbs


• 1,100 calories per day is roughly 206 lbs


• 1,200 calories per day is roughly 222 lbs


• 1,300 calories per day is roughly 238 lbs


• 1,400 calories per day is roughly 252 lbs


• 1,500 calories per day is roughly 266 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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