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Calorie requirements for women can be grouped depending on a
woman’s lifestyle. Lower calorie requirements are for women leading a sedentary lifestyle. These
are women whom their only physical activity in day-to-day activity involves casual walks and light
household tasks.
The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans advises women of
age 19 to 30 years old to consume about 2000 calories in a day. After the age of 30 years, the
calorie requirements for women began to decrease with women of age 31 to 50 years consuming 1800
calories a day.Women of age 50 years are advised to take 1600 calories or less.
A moderate active woman, according to the Dietary Guidelines
for Americans is one who exercises every day at a level matched to walking about 1.5 to 3 miles at
about four mph. In addition, the woman does everyday activities including household tasks and
casual walking. The calorie requirements for women aged 19 to 30 years in this category are 2000 to
2200 calories a day.
A woman who is aged 31 to 50 years needs about 2000 calories
a day and a woman aged 50 years and above needs about 1800 calories. An active woman is one who
leads a lifestyle consisting of exercises. She walks more than three miles a day and does light
physical exercises everyday. A woman in this category and aged 19 to 30 years requires about 2400
calories in a day.
Women aged 31 to 50 years in this category requires 2200
calories and a woman aged 50 years and above requires about 2000 to 2200 calories a day.The
requirements of calorie shown above for women are supposed to design an estimated daily energy
requirement that is needed to keep balance of energy requirement.
Energy balance is the calorie consumption that equals the
amount of calorie you burn per day. The lose and gain of weight can be significantly achieved by
adjusting the above stated numbers to create an energy deficiency and energy surplus.
The gradual reduction of level of calories in the body
encourages the body to slowly use fats that are stored in the body but not burn up protein in the
muscles. When calories are cut too quickly, it results in lowered metabolism and protein stored in
the muscles is burnt up. It is therefore important to know the amount of calorie cut makes a big
difference. Women should not make too much calorie cut too soon.
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