Myths· 7 min read
Is the 3,500-Calorie Rule True?
It predicts you would lose 52 lb in a year on a 500-calorie deficit. Almost nobody does. Here is why — including where our own calculator inherits the flaw.
The calorie advice everyone repeats is not always the calorie advice that survives contact with the research. These guides show the working — including where Calora's own calculators inherit assumptions worth questioning.