> What calorie deficit is required to obtain 25% weight loss in 6 months?
Depends what you originally weigh, but we can make a reasonable approximation of 3500cal/pound of fat, so ~20 calories per day deficit for each pound lost. So ~800/day if they weighed 160lbs to begin with.
They were very active, that's an important part of the experiment.
Depends what you originally weigh, but we can make a reasonable approximation of 3500cal/pound of fat, so ~20 calories per day deficit for each pound lost. So ~800/day if they weighed 160lbs to begin with.
They were very active, that's an important part of the experiment.