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The number of calories you need to eat each day depends on several factors, including your
age, size, height, sex, lifestyle, and overall general health. A physically active 6ft 2in male,
aged 22 years, requires considerably more calories than a 5ft 2ins sedentary woman in her
70s.
It has been discovered that even factors such as how you eat your food can influence how many
calories get into your system. The longer you chew your food, the more calories the body retains,
a team from Purdue University found.
If you would like to learn more about calories - what they are and what they are important for you might want to take a look at our Knowledge Center article all about calories. The rest of this
article will discuss how your body uses calories and how many your body might need to achieve
optimum energy levels.
A big breakfast helps bring your weight down or keep it down - researchers from Tel Aviv
University explained in the medical journal Obesity that a large breakfast - one containing
approximately 700 calories - is ideal for losing weight and reducing your risk of diabetes, heart
disease, and high cholesterol.
When we eat our food probably matters as much as what and how many calories we eat, team
leader Prof. Daniela Jakubowicz added.
Portion sizes
In industrialized nations and a growing number of emerging economies, people are consuming
many more calories than they used to. Portion sizes in restaurants, both fast food ones as well as
elegant places, are far greater today.