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Q: How many calories should a 14 yr old 5'1" 83 lb teen boy eat? And am I a healthy weight?

How many calories should a 5'1" 14 yr old 83 lb teen eat? And am i a healthy weight?

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9/ 4/09 1:22pm

You are very light for your age and height. I would say that it would be safe for you to eat 2200 to 2500 calories a day, especially because you are using a lot of energy going through puberty and developing.

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9/ 6/09 12:56am

Oh ok thank you :] and i just weighed myself recently but without anything on and the scale read 78 lbs. what would you recommend i do? maintain my weight? and should i keep going with the 2200-2500 diet?

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10/21/09 5:07pm

I would think you should eat a minimum of 2500 calories maybe more

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