Diet counselor apologizes for rec'd starvation diets

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Dear Former Weight Loss Clients (you know who you are):

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry because I put you on a 1,200 calorie diet and told you that was healthy. I'm sorry because when you were running 5x a week, I encouraged you to switch from a 1,200 calorie diet to a 1,500 calorie diet, instead of telling you that you should be eating a hell of a lot more than that. I'm sorry because you were breastfeeding and there's no way eating those 1,700 calories a day could have been enough for both you and your baby.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/iris-higgins/an-open-apology-to-all-of_b_376271...




Recommended calorie minimums:

Gender: Age = Active/Calories per day

Female: 14-18 = 2,400
Female: 19-30 = 2,400
Female: 31-50 = 2,200
Female: 51+ = 2,000 - 2,200

Male: 14-18 = 2,800 - 3,200
Male: 19-30 = 3,000
Male: 31-50 = 2,800 - 3,000
Male: 51+ = 2,400 - 2,800

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/healthy-weight-bas...




Undernourishment or Chronic Hunger
"The average minimum energy requirement per person is about 1800 kcal per day."
http://www.fao.org/hunger/en/



How much food do you need?
"On average, the body needs more than 2,100 kilocalories per day per person to allow a normal, healthy life."
http://www.wfp.org/hunger/what-is



According to the World Health Organization, a diet under 2100 calories for average men and under 1800 calories for average women is classified as a “Starvation diet.”
http://hbmag.com/the-calorie-myth/

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