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This is our limited series AskNRD inside the Dr. Shannon show, where we ask registered

dietitians, some of your most pressing nutritional questions.

I'm Dr. Shannon.

Welcome to the show.

Hello, everyone.

I've got Hope Brand with me here back for another AskNRD.

Today we are talking about calorie deficit, calorie maintenance, and calorie surplus.

When to be in which.

Okay.

This is a great question. something that I think really needs some clarity around it.

And when we're looking at kind of these three stages of your diet, and I say diet as the food that you are consuming throughout the day. It all depends on

what your goals are. So the reason to be in a caloric deficit is if you are wanting to experience

fat loss, being in a chloric deficit, which means you're eating fewer calories

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