Eating 1500 Calories a day - Healthy?

Whats ur guys take/opinion?

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    It's the minimum recommended intake for a male, but without knowing stats it's hard to say whether it's healthy or not
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Needs more context. It would be a healthy amount for some and not for others. Things like height, age, weight, sex, activity levels, goals, etc come into play.
  • aldavid18
    aldavid18 Posts: 29 Member
    I've been running on 1590 as per MFP for best part of 8 month no problem
  • myname20
    myname20 Posts: 97 Member
    I would say 1500 is perfect for a young woman who is not too active, to maintain her weight. For a man - I dont know...
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    I maintain on 3,000 calories per day, so no, 1,500 calories wouldn't be healthy.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    aldavid18 wrote: »
    I've been running on 1590 as per MFP for best part of 8 month no problem

    What does "no problem" mean? You may feel fine, but do you know if it's having any detrimental effect - bone loss, nutrient deficiencies, hormonal issues etc? Sometimes those things take a long time to develop or may only be detectable by having tests done....