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Most people don't know their own number.
That is, they don't know how many calories they should consume in a day to maintain their current weight, a nationally representative online survey of 1,024 people shows.In fact, 63% can't accurately estimate the number, 25% won't even venture a guess and only 12% can nail it.
Many Americans clueless of how many calories they do or should eat
Seeded on Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:18 AM EDT
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There's a reason for this: Calorie requirements are unique to each person, and how many you need depends on your gender, age, height and physical activity level, Reinhardt Kapsak says. "Adult calorie requirements can range from 1,400 to 1,600 a day for a small sedentary woman to 4,000 or more calories a day for a highly trained endurance athlete."
#1 - Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:18 AM EDTWell I didn't do too bad on that lil quiz! Woohoo! :D
Though I think from the chart breakdown I don't think I'm getting ENOUGH calories.
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