What does the “based on a 2000 calorie diet” thing mean on food labels? ?

Cougan asked:


Does it mean as long as you consume less than 2000 calories a day you won’t gain weight?
Or is it the amount of calories you burn everyday without exercise? I’m trying to fully understand this 2000 calorie thing because its really frustrating.
Say you eat 2 cinnamon rolls a day? that less than 2000 calories, but can you still gain fat? Its somewhat confusing and vague.
Thanks for answering :)

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2 Responses to “What does the “based on a 2000 calorie diet” thing mean on food labels? ?”

  1. Andrew S on June 20th, 2009 at 5:11 am

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    The “Based on 2000 calorie diet” applies for the percent daily values. It basically means if you take in 2000 calories in a day, those are the percentages of the recommended daily amount.

  2. michelle on June 22nd, 2009 at 9:16 pm

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    dont listen to that crap. its all marketing really. you need all your nutrients so dont just eat two things so that it is 2000 calories. and if you wanna lose weight you have to burn more calories than you eat. :) go to discoveryhealth.com for more helppp :)

    best answer pleaseee?

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