{"id":337328,"date":"2016-03-23T11:11:44","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T03:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/10-ways-to-reduce-your-calorie-intake-337328.html"},"modified":"2019-05-03T12:05:55","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T04:05:55","slug":"10-ways-to-reduce-your-calorie-intake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/galerie\/10-ways-to-reduce-your-calorie-intake-337328.html","title":{"rendered":"Bulk Down: 10 Simple ways to reduce your calorie intake"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Finding it difficult to lower that calorie count each day? Maybe you've been adding too many spoonfuls of sugar to your morning cup of coffee, or been gorging on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/carbohydrates-bad-103937.html\">carb-heavy pastas and breads<\/a>. If you lead a sedentary lifestyle and only engage in low-level exercise at best, a high calorie diet can be directly proportional to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/7-mistakes-avoid-want-lose-weight-20370.html\">weight gain<\/a>, as well as result in potential health problems.<\/p> <p>Your intake of fat, protein and carbohydrates will contribute to the amount of calories you add to your\u00a0system - 1\u00a0gram of carbohydrate or protein equals to\u00a04 calories; for fat,\u00a0it's\u00a09 calories per gram. In the end, it is all a matter of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/healthy-swaps-6-simple-food-swaps-healthier-100752.html\">choosing which nutrients and ingredients to swap out<\/a> or to add to your diet to ensure you receive the right levels of energy for your daily requirements.<\/p> <h2> <span>How many calories should women consume daily?<\/span> <\/h2> <p>The Singapore Health Promotion Board recommends the following average requirements for energy in kilocalories (kcal) per day:<\/p> <p><strong>Women 18-29 years old\u00a0<\/strong>-\u00a01745 kcal (sedentary), 2070 kcal (moderate), 2840 kcal (very active)<br \/> <strong>Women 30-59 years old\u00a0<\/strong>-\u00a01720 kcal\u00a0(sedentary),\u00a02035 kcal (moderate), 2800 (very active)<br \/> <strong>Women 60+ years old <\/strong>-\u00a01570 kcal (sedentary),\u00a01865 kcal (moderate), 2560 (very active)<\/p> <p><em>Angela Goh<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Photos: Getty Images<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>Read more:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/how-much-is-200-calories-55312.html\">Calorific: What does 200 calories look like?<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/physical-exercise\/make-sweat-10-exercises-burn-calories-132623.html\">Make Yourself Sweat: 10 Exercises that burn the most calories<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/survive-singapores-hawker-paradise-90077.html\">Healthy Hawker: 10 Meals that won\u2019t tip the calorie count<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It's a numbers game when it comes to counting calories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":553,"featured_media":159483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"It isn't always easy going on a diet, but follow these simple tips and you'll be reducing you calorie intake in no 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