Sentences with phrase «people estimated the calories»

The study showed that people who were given a bowl of ice cream estimated it would be 481 calories but the minute the researchers put strawberries on top the same group of people estimated the calories to be 405.

Not exact matches

In a recent study, people estimated snacks labeled «organic» to be lower in calories, more nutritious and even tastier than when reviewing the same snacks without the «organic» label.

Once a person is well versed in the calorie content of their staple foods I suppose they could just estimate but faced with an ever increasing exposure to over foods I imagine some calorie counting is an inevitable part of healthy living.

You're using tons of butter — enough butter to double the calories, which is why I don't estimate extra for that because each person is different.

It seems to me that the people I know underestimate the number of calories consumed and over estimate calories burned.

The majority of rough estimates are around 100 calories burned per mile for a person weighing 180 lbs.

This tool will give you a good estimate of how many calories you should consume daily but I've found that, sometimes, the numbers can be way too high for people outside of the average population which most of these calculations are based on.

Our example person estimated that they have a daily calorie maintenance level of 2100 calories.

In some cases, where people eat really low calorie diets like 500 or 600 calories per day and do lots of exercise, they often lose about 30 % — 40 % less fat than is estimated using prediction equations.

The answer given is the total of the two and should be, for most people, a pretty close estimate of your daily calorie maintenance level.

These algorithms use indirect respirometry data as their standard.15 This means that researchers measure a bunch of people's energy needs by analyzing the combination of gases expired in their breath, and then make formulas that account for different variables like gender, body mass, and body composition to help you estimate your calorie needs.

If you're moderately active, meaning you exercise around 30 - 60 minutes per day at a moderate to high intensity, the number of calories you burn through exercise will be around 15 - 30 % above your resting metabolic rate.3 You'll learn how to estimate the calorie needs of people with higher energy expenditures in a moment.

Most people are also terrible at remembering how much they've eaten, or estimating how many calories they eat per day.4 - 33 34 - 52 Even if you weigh all of your food to the gram and record everything — you're still going to be slightly off.

Since most people will not go to such lengths, use your estimate of calories burned as a base point to track your workouts.

Also remember that calories from drinks comprise an estimated 21 % of a typical person's diet.

The value obtained from this equation is the estimated number of calories a person can consume in a day to maintain their body - weight assuming they remain at rest.

For example, if a person has an estimated allotment of 2,500 calories per day to maintain body - weight, consuming 2,000 calories per day for one week would theoretically result in 3,500 calories (or 1 pound) lost during the period.

Most of the people who use this method aren't great at estimating their calorie intake, which is why they avoid figuring out their calorie needs in the first place.

So, for a 140 pound person, the estimated daily caloric needs are 2200 — 2500 calories per day.

People notoriously under report what they eat and under estimate calorie consumption.

Well, an average person would take 2400 calories, for example, and we will estimate 60 % carbohydrates.

For the sake of an example, let's pretend an example person estimated that their daily maintenance level is 2500 calories.

People are horrible at estimating their calorie intake.

While one or both of the methods described above will usually provide a fairly accurate estimate of a person's daily calorie requirements, it's important to remember that they are still just estimates.

Some people severely under estimate their calorie intake (and some over estimate to).

Assuming most people are aiming for a calorie intake about 15 % below their Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), we can estimate their lean body mass using the Katch McArdle formula.

The researchers estimate that over the course of a year, a person who increases his water consumption by 1.5 liters a day would burn an extra 17,400 calories, for a weight loss of approximately five pounds.

People estimated that the food in the Subway wrapper had 21 percent fewer calories than that in the McDonalds wrapper.

It is estimated that 40 % of the food produced in America is wasted; it amounts to 1400 calories per person every day.