Is 1400 calories enough for a teen?
Asked by anonymous on Nov 16, 2008
in Weight Maintenance
I am 13 and weighed 122 lb, but now I am down to 116 lb. I am 5'2". Is 1400 calories enough for me? It has been working for weight loss, but I have not reached my adult height yet. I am supposed to be 5'4".
Answer
To maintain a healthy weight of 110 – 115 lb, and to support growth, you, personally, need to eat 1800 calories a day. Visit My Pyramid to learn how to eat a balanced diet at 1800 calories and get 60 minutes of physical activity everyday, as advised by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Physical activity can take the form of walking, biking, in-line skating, dancing, playing team sports, or doing physical work such as mowing the lawn or shoveling snow. This advice applies for now and into the foreseeable future.
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