How accurate are the calorie calculators?
It is not easy to answer this question. Calculators are designed only to give some limits of the calories that we have absorbed, according to the limits we want to increase, reduce or maintain our weight. They can help us maintain weight in certain limits, but these limits may be only a small portion of our real capabilities. Calculators are compiled after the processing of statistical data, so we should not look upon them as a final resort. How to calculate the correct calories intake? Now we will estimate the upper limit of calories needed to maintain weight for the most frequent case – natural athletes in a high-carbohydrate regime. Usually the limit raises according to the type of metabolism: Athlete “X” weighting 90 kilograms is male. He is in a high carbohydrate regime to increase muscle mass. He took the maximum recommended values for each of the ingredients in the menu for the given diet and in order to reach the upper limit he has increased their total weight by their energy c
