Do all adults need to eat 2000 calories a day to diet?
Most. So what is 2000 calories?
Most people need to eat under 2000 calories if they want to lose weight. But that depends on your age and gender (see below).
Calorie requirement: how is this affected by age and gender?
Calorie requirement decreases as you get older, and men need more calories than women:
- Men aged 18-30 years need 2,500-3,000 calories per day to maintain weight
- Men aged 31-59 years need about 2,500 calories
- Men over 60 years require 2,000-2500 calories.
These are equivalent numbers for women:
- Women aged 18-30 years need 2,000-2,500 calories to maintain weight
- Women aged 31-59 years need about 2,000 calories
- Women over 60 years require 1,500-2,000 calories.
Summary
We have answered the question do all adults need to eat about 2000 calories a day to diet. The answer is yes, most.
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