Predicted weight loss: 176 lbs woman reducing calorie intake by 500 calories per day is 59 lbs

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The predicted weight loss for a 40-year-old, 176 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 13 lbs


• 200 calories per day is roughly 25 lbs


• 300 calories per day is roughly 37 lbs


• 400 calories per day is roughly 48 lbs


• 500 calories per day is roughly 59 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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