Nicole W.
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To add to the idea, people in Switzerland, on average, eat over 20 pounds of chocolate ( some estimates are as high as 24 lbs) and about 20 pounds of cheese per annum. They are also big milk consumers. Apparently, they also have the lowest BMI ( on average) of all European countries. It’s definitely more complex that CICO.Healthy women around the world, who are not fat, eat 3000 calories every day. That is proven in studies.
Homeodynamic Recovery Method, Doubly-Labeled Water Method Trials and Temperament-Based Treatment — The Eating Disorder Institute
"when we actually measure the intake in laboratory settings rather than relying on self-generated food journals or survey responses, then we eat about one quarter to one third more than the surveys would suggest we are eating. And just in case the following quote is obscure— we are eating more than we say we do because our energy expenditures are actually higher. In other words, we are not overshooting our energy needs when we are eating a third more than we say we are eating.
However, none of the above data on actual required energy for various age- and sex-matched subgroups will apply to you if you have an eating disorder. These data apply only to energy-balanced individuals and those with eating disorders are energy deficient.
non-dieters stated they consumed 3066 kcal/day. 16 As there are no distinctions between rates of underreporting for males and females in this age range, 16 to 17 year old non-dieting males actually eat an average 3833 kcal/day to support development to age 25.
non-dieting teenage girls actually eat an average 3047 kcal/day to support all their metabolic and developmental needs to arrive at biological adulthood at age 25."
Plus, body fat is essential for life. Excessive body fat is a reaction to restriction. The body grows the fat organ which is a hormone producing endocrine organ to keep you alive on insufficient daily calorie intake. Your message to your female friends to undereat, is detrimental to them. They will be beautiful and healthy if they eat 3000 calories or more.