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How many calories should I be eating?

Generally, the recommended daily calorie intake is 2,000 calories a day for women and 2,500 for men.

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An ideal daily intake of calories varies depending on age, metabolism and levels of physical activity, among other things. Generally, the recommended daily calorie intake is 2,000 calories a day for women and 2,500 for men. What are calories? Calories are a measure of how much energy food or drink contains. The amount of energy you need will depend on: your age – for example, growing children and teenagers may need more energy

your lifestyle – for example, how active you are

your size – your height and weight can affect how quickly you use energy Other factors can also affect how much energy you burn. For example: some hormones (chemicals produced by the body) – such as thyroid hormones some medicines – such as glucocorticoids, a type of steroid used to treat inflammation

being unwell

Calories and kilocalories The term calorie is commonly used as shorthand for kilocalorie. You will find this written as kcal on food packets. Kilojoules (kJ) are the equivalent of kilocalories within the International System of Units, and you'll see both kJ and kcal on nutrition labels. 4.2kJ is equivalent to approximately 1kcal. Maintaining a healthy weight To find out if you are a healthy weight, use the BMI calculator. To maintain a healthy weight, you need to balance the amount of calories you consume through food and drink with the amount of calories you burn through physical activity. Losing weight To lose weight in a healthy way, you need to use more energy than you consume by eating a healthy, balanced diet with fewer calories while increasing your physical activity. For more information on weight loss, download the NHS weight loss plan, our free 12 week diet and exercise plan. A GP can also give you advice about losing weight. Gaining weight You should get advice from the GP if you're underweight (your body mass index is less than 18.5). To gain weight, you need to eat more calories than your body uses each day. For more information, see How can I gain weight safely?. Further information Obesity

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Which fat is difficult to burn?

As against areas such as legs, face and arms, our stomach and abdominal regions possess beta cells that makes it difficult to reduce the fats easily and lose weight in these areas. However, as per research, belly fat is the most difficult to lose as the fat there is so much harder to break down.

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Fat around belly and thighs are formed due to reasons that are similar to how fats are formed in any and all other parts of the body. When you consume more energy than the body actually uses, there’s a possibility that it gets stored in the form of fats. Belly fat however, is the excessive fat that encircles around the belly and the abdominal region. It majorly comprises of visceral fats that is wrapped around the inner organs and poses great risk to one’s health. While belly fat is most common in men, thigh fats are more prone in women, especially with pear shaped bodies. As against unhealthy visceral fats, thigh fats consist of subcutaneous fat that may have some potential benefits. Subcutaneous fat is found directly under the skin and is the fat that's measured using skin-fold calipers to estimate your total body fat.

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