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My daughter is 14 years old weight is 77 kg how to reduce?

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See Dr., and then...: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and iceberg lettuce (little/no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar & simple starch calories.

Answered 12/10/2013

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Dr. Rafael Lugo answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Lifestyle changes : Diet is 90 percent of the solution. By that i mean eating the tight things. I would recommend a low carb moderate good fat and high protein. Once that is corrected then start light activity in the form of exercise. I would seriously consider professional help to do both. There are so many diets and exercise routines that it can be confusing. Commit to it for at least 10 weeks.

Answered 3/6/2015

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Dr. Alvin Lin answered

3,500 kcal = 1 pound: Before talking weight loss, calculate body mass index (http://nhlbisupport.Com/bmi/). Then determine bmi percentile based upon age & gender () or use this all-in-one calculator (http://apps.Nccd.Cdc.Gov/dnpabmi/). Normal is 5-85%. Overweight is >85%. Anyway, to lose weight means expending 3, 500 kcals more than one consumes. To lose 1lb/wk, that's 500 kcal/d. Either exercise more, eat less or both.

Answered 3/30/2013

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