how many calories a day should a 14 year old teen have daily?
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If you are trying to lose fat, you want both a low fat and low cal diet. Don't count on losing weight if you exercise though because you are likly to put on more pounds than you lose. \n\nIt takes around 500 calories to burn off one pound of fat, but fat is the last reserve of your body, so it takes a lot to get to it. \n\nTo get an estimate of how much you burn each day, consider that if you did nothing but sit, with some minimal walking, you would burn about 2000 calories. If you do the same thing, except for getting about 2 hours of heavy exercise, you'll burn about 3000 calories. You need about 2500 calories a day to avoid being hungery and to stay healthy.\n\nSo, a smart diet (around 2500 calories), and more than an hour of exercise daily, and you should slowly start seeing a difference. Don't expect it to go fast though. It takes about 3 months for your body to adjust to major changes in diet and exercise, and get to peak preformance.
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Men should consume 2000 calories a day.
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a fifteen year old should not worry about his/her weight because at 15, you are still growing.... \ntry to engage in physical activity everyday for half an hour (walk to and from school if you can) and leave some food on your plate at every meal (3 bites is a good starting point)\nMost of all, talk to your doctor and your family so you don't have to go through it alone=)
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According to this web site:\n\nhttp://www.keepkidshealthy.com/adolescent/adolescentproblems/weightmanagement.html\n\napproximately 2200 calories a day for girls.\n\nPlease also study more about the types of food to eat instead of just the calories to keep yourself energetic and in a good mood.  Fresh, whole foods are so important.  It's so good when people, including young people, choose to be mindful of what they put in their bodies.  Just please choose to have health as your objective and not "skinniness."  \n\nIf health is your objective, beauty will follow along with many other benefits.  Starting now is wonderful!  It'll keep you from having to work really hard later to overcome huge health problems.  Instead, you can avoid them from the beginning.
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Thank God someone's asked instead of blindly following the newest fad diet in the media!\n\nAn adult human being should get between 2000 and 2500 calories per day, with females sticking closer to the low side of this range and males sticking closer to the high side of it, and the food they eat should break down this way:\n\nFats-- A female should consume no more than 60 grams of fat per day, a male no more than 65.\n\nProtein-- This one can get a bit complex to figure out since the actual formula is to take your body weight in kilograms, multiply by 0.8, and convert that number into grams in order to determine how much protein you need to consume a day, then figure out how many grams of protein are in the food you eat... but since there are seven grams in each ounce of meat you eat no matter which meat it really is, and there are 28 grams to an ounce, I'm going to simplify the math.\n\nMultiply your optimum body weight (in other words, how much you should weigh it you're not overweight), by 1.45 to find out how many grams of meat you should eat.  Divide by 28 to convert into ounces.\n\nFor instance, considering my body weight should be 180 pounds, I would multiply that by 1.45, and get 261 grams.  If I divide by 28, I end up with 9.3 ounces of meat per day, which is absolutely right for someone my size.\n\nNot only do I not need any more protein than that, my body really can't use any more than that (and that holds true for everyone else, as well).\n\nGenerally speaking, if you consume between eight and twelve ounces of meat per day, though, you've got all the protein your body is ever going to use... and make sure to break that into smaller portions, because your body can't really absorb more than 20 or so grams of protein at any time.  It's very hard to digest and use... and no, contrary to the opinion of the "lo-carb" people, protein isn't the best fuel for your body, it's the WORST.  Your body CANNOT digest and use large amounts of protein, and it cannot burn it for energy under any circumstances, which is why the lo-carb diet works.  It's tricking you into eating a lot of things your body simply can't use so you don't know you're actually slowly starving to death.\n\nCarbohydrates:  An adult human should consume a minimum of 300 grams of carbohydrates per day.  Notice, 65 grams of fat, about 60 or so grams of protein, 300 grams of carbohydrates.  That means the vast majority of what you eat should have carbohydrates in it (grains, vegetables, and fruits).  Your body needs carbohydrates to burn for energy because that's what it was designed to burn, and it needs the sugar produced by them to feed your brain (it cannot consume any other fuel whatsoever), and it needs the fiber which comes in those foods to keep both your bloodstream and your digestive system scrubbed clean and running smoothly.\n\nAgain, contrary to the "lo-carb" diet people, your body cannot, it cannot, it CANNOT convert carbohydrates to fat.  NOT EVER.  It converts a bit of it to glycogen and a bit to triglycerides stored in the liver, and that's it.  None of your carbs go to your love handles, your belly, your butt, etc.  Not a single calorie of it.\n\n\nHow does this work out calorically?\n\nWell, protein and carbohydrates both have four calories per gram.  Fat has nine.  If I sat down and multiplied out the amounts I gave you, I would discover I should get the following calorie spread:\n\nFat:  585 calories\nProtein:  261 calories\nCarbohydrates:  1200 calories.\n\nThat means I should get a total of 2046 calories, and that just over 1/4 of them should come from fat... which is exactly what a doctor would tell me I should eat.  Since I can eat up to 2500 calories a day, but that I cannot eat any more fat than I already have taken into account, I can consume a bit more protein and carbohydrates just in case I want an extra snack or something... and my dietary calories stay pe
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You're still young enough to have a high metabolism (assuming you haven't had problems with eating disorders in the past). You can cut back to about 1500 Calories and lose the weight pretty quickly as long as you exercise. Don't go too low, or you'll slow your metabolism down.
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2500-3000 cal/day.\n\n200-300 cal/2hr.\n\nidealy half an hour a day\n\nNo...our body itself burns 2000 calori without doin anything.\n\nNo..u have to take proteins, cutdown the fat and sugars. no need to consume less than the required calories.
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Trim down to 1200-1400 calories a day and do 45 minutes of aerobic exercise a day.  It is dangerous to lose more than 2 pounds a week.  It is dangerous to eat fewer than 1200 calories a day.  Low carb diets were shown to be dangerous YEARS ago (they were a fad in the 1960s).  Carbs are the most important part of your diet and health.  If you are under 21, diets can be dangerous because your brain is still growing--see a doctor or nutritionist for advice..  If you are over 40 or have health problems, you should see a doctor before starting a weight loss plan.
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It sounds as though you are not drinking enough water. When you eat a high fibre diet it is critical to drink at LEAST 8 tall glasses of water a day - more if you can manage it (10 or 12 glasses). It would also do no harm to add some dense carbs to your diet if you can manage it. A raw food diet is fine but it does not have to be 100% raw. If you added (for example) porridge to your diet, you would go to the lavatory more regularly.\n\n1200 calories a day is very low for a growing teen. You should aim to increase your calorific intake to at least 1800 calories, if not 2000 otherwise you risk becoming malnourished/developing an eating disorder and your bone health and growth could be compromised.
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An average woman needs about 1800-2000 calories per day to maintain her weight. To lose an average of a pound per week, consume about 500 less calories per day than you are now.\nKeep a food journal to track current food consumption and see where you can trim down. Read food labels and always choose the lighter version. Every calorie counts!
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Doctor's advise against rapid weight loss in children.  It could cause them health problems later on in their teens as well as increase the chances of creating an eating disorder.  Instead, you should limit the calories and increase fruits & vegies, increase exercise and allow their body to adjust.  There is still growing left to do and most people are going to weigh more than 145 lbs. when fully mature.  So, if you just maintain the weight, increase the metabolizm, the weight problem will not be a problem in a few years.
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1200 calories is not enough for a developing body! you need at least 2000\n\nnow, breakfast...an average of about 400 cals\nSnack 200 cals\nlunch 600 cals\nsnack 200 cals\ndinner 600 cals\n\nand you've got 2000!
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14 and a 100 pounds??? trust me, no one thinks you're fat. i think that unless you are very short you probably need to gain some weight. and some self esteem. eat whatever you want! dont live your life for other people or because you feel like they are staring at you. they probably aren't.
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Ok, first of all don't panic. You are not overweight or anything, like people said you are maybe only 5lb over your 'ideal' weight. You are only 14 and still growing, the last thing you want to do is start dieting. You just need to reduce snacks and eat more fresh fruit/vegetables and try to have at least three portions of oiliy fish a week like salmon, tuna or mackeral. Get involved with sports and you will soon notice the baby fat dropping off. Please try not to worry and start telling yourself that you are beautiful every day. Take care : )
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Are you looking to lose weight? If so, I would highly advise against it. If you are that little and still wanting to lose weight, it sounds like you may have an eating disorder. Now at your current weight and activity level, I would say you could easily consume 2500 calories a day. You should consume at least 2000 to be healthy since you are not looking to lose weight (hopefully) and are very active. To lose much more weight and you put your health and life at risk.
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I am a mother of a 13 year old girl. I teach her that healthy eating is the most important "diet" there is! I have taught her about making healthier choices in food. I have also told her if you want a chocolate bar, so be it, just don't eat 15 of them. Eat the "junk food" in moderation. Healthy eating is better for your body weight, your skin, and your overall energy. At 13 you are still growing and your body needs the proper nutrition. Eat healthy, lots of veggies, fruits, water, grains low fat meats. Basically the food guide chart. \n\nIf you are looking to lose weight, then cut back on the sweets, sugars etc.and start to be more active. Take up a sport or just walk,run or bike. Proper food and exercise is the ONLY healthy way to lose weight.\n\nI just noticed how many times I said...eat healthy...I guess that is my answer....Best of Luck
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What Is The Lowest Number Of Calories I can Eat and Still Achieve Healthy Weight Loss?\nUnless you are suffering from serious or morbid obesity and are under medical supervision, the lowest recommended calorie intake is 1200 calories per day.\n\nFor most people even this number of calories is too low - an intake of about 1400 calories is better. \n\nLosing weight is not simply a matter of reducing the amount of calories you eat. Most studies show that increasing exercise combined with moderate calorie consumption (1400-1500 calories) remains the most effective way to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight in the long term.\n\nTo Check your personal calorie needs, see Calorie Needs for Women:  http://www.annecollins.com/calories/calorie-needs-women.htm