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From:	Savannah (sba8.sba.nau.edu)
Subject:	Re: "enough calories to support life"
Date:	February 15, 2006 at 8:45 am PST

In Reply to: posted by lurker w/question on February 14, 2006 at 4:44 pm:

I have read (proposed by Dr. Neal Barnard) about using the 'power of 10':

Take your ideal weight, multiply by 10 (so it's not really to the POWER of 10, but no matter) and that totals the number of calories you should get, MINIMUM, a day. So, if my ideal/natural lean body weight is 125, I'd never want to eat less than 1,250 calories a day.

Extra activity, etc, will probably mean you'll need a bit more, but hunger will help guide that.

HTH,
Savanah

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