Your client weighs 140 pounds. She tells you that she is not sure of the number of calories that she should eat based on her weight
You best response would be to inform her that to maintain her weight at 140 pounds she would need how many calories per day? a. 2,002 calories c. 2,500 calories
b. 1,859 calories d. 1,745 calories
A
140 pounds x 10 (BMI) = 1400 calories for BMI + 420 calories (30 percent of 1400) for activity = 1820 calories ? 10 percent = 182 calories + 1820 = 2002 calories.
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