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"You are eating too little"-warning on MFP

amblight
amblight Posts: 350 Member
edited February 13 in Food and Nutrition
How does it determine what is too little? Is it based on an individual level, taking height, current weight etc. into account, or is it just a certain set of calories that makes that warning pop up?

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  • arrseegee
    arrseegee Posts: 575 Member
    Under 1200 net calories
  • Hazel9999
    Hazel9999 Posts: 21 Member
    no danger of me getting that pop up message
  • amblight
    amblight Posts: 350 Member
    Under 1200 net calories

    I don't think it's net - I had one day with no excersize where I got that message, and then the next day, I ate more, but worked out so that the net calories were lower than the day before - and no message.

    Plus, what if someone is really short and inactive? Sure there are a lot of people where 1200 is not too little
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Plus, what if someone is really short and inactive? Sure there are a lot of people where 1200 is not too little

    MFP isn't that sophisticated - it's 1200 regardless. Makes a mess of the "eating back" math too.
  • BetterThanExpected
    BetterThanExpected Posts: 104 Member
    Plus, what if someone is really short and inactive? Sure there are a lot of people where 1200 is not too little

    MFP isn't that sophisticated - it's 1200 regardless. Makes a mess of the "eating back" math too.

    Not to mention the part where it often overestimates calories burned while exercising.
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