It has long been known that all food products have different indicators of energy value, which in our time is customary to measure in calories. For a healthy lifestyle, the number of calories used is desirable to calculate. If you are interested in why and how to do it – this publication for you.
Getting much more calories than it is necessary for normal life, the body puts off excess in the form of fat deposits. And if the calories are not enough, then well -being, mood and health in general, deteriorate. But there is also a “golden mean”, called the norm, which is especially important to adhere to.
The norm implies a certain amount of food necessary for the normal functioning of the body. Such a norm may differ in many parameters depending on the goal: to recover or lose weight, normalize weight, etc. p. But in our case, the norm means the diet that allows a woman to feel good, stay in shape and maintain health.
This norm is a relative concept, since it differs significantly for different people. For example, children and adolescents need much more energy resources than older people. In the same way, people leading an active lifestyle will need more calories than those who work in the office.
If you move from words to numbers, then for women aged 20 to 30 years, depending on different factors, you can determine this scale:
2000 calories per day for those who lead a sedentary lifestyle (who has a sedentary work);
2200 calories for those who are sitting at work for half a day, and run on business for half a day;
2400 calories for those who lead an active lifestyle (in other words, all day on their feet).
Students Students Dietetics recommend using 2800 calories daily. Women in position – 3200; Breastfeeding children – 3500; athletes – up to 4000 calories.
By the way, also if you want to lead a healthy lifestyle think about vegetarianism [2].
For women who exchanged the 4th ten, the daily calorie norm should be reduced by 200 units compared to the age group of 20-30 years. And at the advanced age, another 200 calories can be taken away from this indicator.