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What exactly is the ratio between calorie intake and burn to lose weight?

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Burn more than you t: Your body needs 1500-2000 calories a day to function and maintain your weight. If you want to lose, you have to cut calories intake to less than 1500 calories per day and burn more by increased activity/exercise to get rid of the extra weight that you already have put on.

Answered 9/4/2013

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