For those curious to know how this translates to actual calorie counts, it all comes down to how The Association of American Feed Control Officials — or AAFCO (the group that designs pet food guidelines)-- says calories should be calculated. (nomnomnow.com)
So at the beginning of your diet, you'd eat 2,500 and closer to the end, you'd be eating around 2,400 so your overall actual calorie intake didn't change much, but the size of your caloric deficit did. (completehumanperformance.com)
«Traffic - light» and numeric calorie labels cut calorie consumption by 10 percent: Color - coded calorie indicators as effective as actual calorie numbers for online meal - ordering platforms.» (sciencedaily.com)