Spector is writing a new book about diet and wants to know how many ... suggest eating 2,500 calories daily. “If you had 2,500 calories a day for a year, you would put on a lot of weight ...

PHE's still officially advises that you hit 2,000 or 2,500 calories a day overall, depending on your gender. But those numbers include drinks as well as food, and the new advice is intended to ...

As Maitland mentioned, it's usually recommended to start a deficit by cutting back 500 calories a day from your diet. It's important to remember that this may vary per individual so it's best to ...