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Calculation of basal metabolism
How many calories do I need?
We need to have an energy balance, eating the same calories that we spend every day, so in order not to lose weight or increase is necessary to take account of the energy expended to live our body, ie sleeping, digesting food, moving blood through the arteries, breathe and think, and many more functional activities.
To find out how many calories you need, we must first perform the calculation of basal metabolism which accounts for 60-70 percent of total calories that our body spends every day and therefore should be substituted for healthy living.
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