How Many Calories Should You Eat In a Day? | Dr. Neal Barnard
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🗓️ 28 January 2021
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Is 2,000 calories per day the magic number for the perfect diet? Dr. Neal Barnard gives his thoughts when he joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room podcast!
It's a question worth exploring as millions battle the bulge and try to end the frustrating yo-yo diet cycle for good! And for those who aren't overweight, understanding calories is essential for maintaining a healthy BMI.
Plus, Dr. Barnard answers many other listener questions when Chuck opens The Doctor's Mailbag. So, get ready to raise your health IQ!
- How many nuts can you eat if you're worried about eating too much fat?
- What is the healthiest way to eat if you're working an overnight shift?
- What are the benefits of a predominantly raw diet?
- And many more!
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| 0:00.0 | The rule of thumb, of course, is if you're eating a healthy plant-based diet, then the normal homeostasis mechanisms kick in. |
| 0:08.0 | Meaning, your body senses that it needs for calories, it makes you hungry, you eat more food. |
| 0:13.0 | And where the system fails is with overly calorically dense foods, fatty foods, animal products have no fiber, so they kind of defy the system. |
| 0:24.0 | But if you're eating normal, eye-fiber, plant-based foods, the system works out pretty well, even if you don't count calories. |
| 0:31.0 | Most people don't even think about things like that, and so you're going straight into the details. |
| 0:44.0 | Hi, and welcome to the Exam Room Podcast, brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:48.0 | I am the Weight Loss Champion, Chuck Carroll. Thank you so very much for giving the show a listen, or a view, or a download, wherever it is in the world that you are. |
| 0:59.0 | We appreciate the fact that you are here. |
| 1:03.0 | Be sure to check us out Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on YouTube and on Facebook, and right here on Apple Podcast, and wherever shows are available on Tuesday and Thursday. |
| 1:14.0 | Because my friend, we are raising your Nutrition IQ five days a week. |
| 1:20.0 | And helping to raise those Nutrition IQs today is the one and only Dr. Neil Barnard. |
| 1:26.0 | He is here answering questions from you, the exam roomies. |
| 1:31.0 | And right at the top, the question on everyone's mind. |
| 1:36.0 | How many calories should you be eating in a day? |
| 1:40.0 | He's got an interesting answer for that. So stay tuned. |
| 1:45.0 | Also on tap, questions about nuts. How many nuts should you be eating every day if you're worried about eating too much fat? |
| 1:52.0 | And what is the best way to eat if you work an overnight shift? |
| 1:57.0 | You know, your schedule is a little bit off, so how do you do it if you're working those graveyard shifts? |
| 2:03.0 | And is it healthy or even potentially dangerous to eat a predominantly raw diet? |
| 2:11.0 | We're going to hear what Dr. Barnard has to say about that. |
| 2:14.0 | Plus a ton of other questions will be answered on the show today. |
| 2:19.0 | And also on the program today, COVID-19. |
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