Int J Obes (Lond) March 2008 PMID 17848938

What is the required energy deficit per unit weight loss?

K D Hall

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Abstract in brief

  • The commonly used rule states that about 3500 kcal (or 322 MJ/kg) of energy deficit is needed to lose one pound of body weight, but this rule is most accurate for obese individuals with higher initial body fat.
  • The model suggests that people with more initial body fat require a larger total energy deficit per unit of weight loss, and factors like gender (men usually lose more weight due to less body fat) influence this relationship.
  • For people with lower initial body fat, less energy is needed per unit of weight loss because more of the weight lost includes lean body mass, which has lower energy density, causing the rule of thumb to overestimate the energy needed in these cases.]

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