tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787189684621789552.post1908423124682726438..comments2010-08-19T21:15:10.457+01:00Vincent Liunoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787189684621789552.post-63220808289897114932010-03-01T07:08:48.646Z2010-03-01T07:08:48.646ZWhat I find fascinating on calorie counting, and standard calories to intake everyday, is the fact that in the UK, the recommended number of calories for adults has just been increased - presumably because the average requirement has gone up, because people are getting bigger!!!<br />Some people just don&#39;t understand science. and then they join government......Wendy Greerhttp://www.uk-catalogue.co.uk/jacques-vert/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787189684621789552.post-34545595360641973582010-02-03T00:29:22.013Z2010-02-03T00:29:22.013ZHey there - a thought provoking article!<br />A couple of points to add - for me, calorie counting is about rough estimates - I laughed when I saw your total of 603 (did you round that up or down ;)). Calorie counting in is one thing - calorie counting out is another which in my experience is even more diffucult to measure accurately, so again ball park figures.<br /><br />What I find fascinating is the concept of this standard - the people who set this obviously just work on averages so a woman 1.4 metres tall of slim build will need fewer calories in than a woman of 1.8 metres who is not so slim!<br /><br />In the UK they have just raised this &quot;standard&quot; number of calories, presumably due to the fact that the average size of the average person has risen, so the calculation is based on a bigger person. Madness!Andrewhttp://www.runningnotjogging.com/noreply@blogger.com