Predicted weight loss: 253 lbs woman reducing calorie intake by 500 calories per day is 78 lbs

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The predicted weight loss for a 40-year-old, 253 pound sedentary woman 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 17 lbs


• 200 calories per day is roughly 33 lbs


• 300 calories per day is roughly 48 lbs


• 400 calories per day is roughly 63 lbs


• 500 calories per day is roughly 78 lbs


• 600 calories per day is roughly 92 lbs


• 700 calories per day is roughly 105 lbs


• 800 calories per day is roughly 117 lbs


• 900 calories per day is roughly 129 lbs


• 1,000 calories per day is roughly 140 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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