It is said that a healthy body is a sign of being healthy. Therefore, gaining weight is as important as losing weight. Taking a high-calorie diet is necessary to gain weight. To gain weight, 1,500 to 3,500 calories are required throughout the day. Today in this article we will know how many calories are required to gain weight. Also, which foods can be consumed.

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  1. Amount Of Calories Per Day To Gain Weight
  2. How Much Calories Should Eat According By Age
  3. High Calorie Food For Weight Gain
  4. Summary
Doctors for How Many Calories Do You Need to Gain Weight? A Comprehensive Guide

Often people want to gain weight by eating fried and junk food etc., whereas this is not the right way. Generally, an adult woman needs to take 1,600 to 2,400 calories per day to gain weight. On the other hand, a man needs an average of 2,000 to 3,000 calories per day to gain weight. Let us know in detail, how many calories should be taken to gain weight.

Digestive System

Generally, a common man needs about 2,500 calories a day to maintain his body. To gain weight, it is important to understand one's own digestive system. Taking more calories at once will not disturb the digestive system. Consider changing the diet only after knowing and understanding all these things.

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Calories Burn

Calories provide energy to the body. Therefore, one should consume more calories than the calories burned. Suppose a person spends 1000 to 1200 calories in a day. In such a situation, that person needs twice or thrice the calories.

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Calorie Calculator

It is important to calculate the calorie intake. This gives an idea of ​​how much calorie intake is there per day. Weight should always be increased gradually. In the beginning, one should take food containing about 700 to 1,000 calories.

Diet Chart

Diet charts play an important role in gaining weight. For this, you can take the advice of a good dietician. They prepare a diet chart keeping in mind the height and breadth of the person, in which they tell how many kilograms the person should increase his weight. For example, a bodybuilder needs 4,500 to 8,000 calories per day.

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To increase weight, it is necessary to understand the height and breadth of your body, age and class and calories should be consumed on this basis. A woman of 163 cm height and 57.3 kg needs more than 2,500 calories per day. On the other hand, a man of 178 cm height and 70 kg weight will need 3,500 to 4,000 calories. On the other hand, a child of 6 to 12 years needs 1,600 to 2,200 calories daily. Who should take how many calories? This depends on how active the person is. The more active he is, the more calories he will burn. This means that the body needs twice or thrice the calories that it burns in the whole day. Let us know how many calories are required to gain weight according to age and category.

  • 2 to 5 years - 1,000 to 1,400 calories
  • 6 to 12 years - 1,600 to 2,200 calories
  • 13 to 18 years - 2,200 to 2,800 calories
  • 19 to 30 years - 2,000 to 3,500 calories
  • 31 to 59 years - 1,800 to 2,200 calories
  • 60 to 80 years - 1,600 to 2,000 calories
  • For bodybuilders - 3,800 to 6,000 calories

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To gain weight, many types of fruits and food items can be consumed according to the calories present in them. Like -

  • Chiku (100gm) - 100 calories
  • Pineapple (500gm) - 200 calories
  • Honey (21 grams) - 64 calories
  • Banana (100 grams) - 89 calories
  • Mango (100 grams) - 60 calories
  • Munakka (100 grams) - 299 calories
  • Fig (28 grams) - 70 calories
  • Dates (100 grams) - 282
  • Peanuts (100 grams) - 567 calories
  • Pulses (1 bowl) - 80 calories
  • Potato (100 grams) - 77 calories
  • Milk (1 cup) - 237 calories
  • Buffalo ghee (1 spoon) - 112 calories
  • Smoothie drink or milk shake (100 grams) - 112 calories
  • Peanut butter (100 grams) 588 calories
  • Bread-jam or butter (1 slice) - 75 calories
  • Boiled egg (100 grams) 155 calories
  • Mutton (60 grams) 100 calories
  • Chicken (60 grams) 70 calories

To look beautiful and attractive, it is important to maintain the body. Especially thin people need to gain weight. For which they need to consume 1,000 to 3,500 calories daily. It depends on his age, class and profession etc. how many calories he will need daily. Small children, adults and bodybuilders need more calories. You should include twice the calories in your diet chart than the calories you burn.

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Dt. Priti Kumari

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