At 06:29 PM 9/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>For an average sedentary male (165lbs)
>>the calorie need is about 2000 - 2500 per day.
>
>Interesting, how the energy needs for an average active male, about the
>same body weight, goes *down* to about 1,800 - 2,000 cals/day.  We are
>talking need here, not whatever you feel like.  Some people feel like
>eating 3,500-4,000+/day, about twice the *need*.

What do you mean by "*need*."  Are we talking about the bare minimum?
What do you regard as an average?  Athletes eat alot more than this
otherwise they lose lean body mass.  How are you justifying you remarks?

>There was one study that looked at work output in Indonesian farmers and
>correlated it to calorie intake.  It was found the the more active
>farmers that got more work done consumed less calories than the less
>active farmers.  My reference to this is in a book which is on loan.  I
>will try to get the reference.

This would be interesting, but perhaps a bit off topic as this seems to be
addressing farmers.  It is commonly known that football players during
training will consume in excess of 6,000 calories a day and just manage
to maintain body weight.

>I believe there is a built-in appetite control mechanism that people
>have, that tells us when we are satiated.  People (h/g's) are normally
>active, gathering, hunting, walking around alot.  If we are sedentary
>(watching alot of TV, or otherwise not active) this interferes with our
>normal calorie input/output appetite control mechanisms.  This is just my
>view.  Any comments?

If you want to be big and strong you are going to eat alot.

>James Crocker

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