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How much calories should I eat
I tried calculating maintenance calories using Harris Benedict equation and katch mcardel equation ,both of them had a huge difference ,plus even if I take Harris Benedict equation to be accurate,It showed same calories for an 87kg 14% body fat person and a 87kg 35% body fat person which I think can't be true.should I follow Harris or katch?I am 87kg, 30-35% bodyfat, 19 year old,178.5cm height,I go to gym 6 days a week.
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Ok considering your activity you can take 1900 -2000 kcals per day. This should include more of proteins and less of refined and simple sugars.
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