From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Thu May 09 2002 - 12:59:37 MDT
Randall Randall wrote:
>
> Mike Lorrey wrote:
>
> > main beast of labor, the adult men. An adult male farmer can burn from
> > 4000-8000 calories a day doing the most strength demanding work (fence
> > building, digging, hoeing, and haying), even going over 10,000 calories
> > in cold weather (a lb of human fat equals approximately 12,000 calories,
> > I believe).
>
> About 3500, actually. So your hypothetical farmer is burning 3 pounds of
> fat a day? For reference, the recommended caloric intake is something
> like 2000(1) calories a day, and actual average intake is somewhat higher.
I know from my cousin Andrew's experience in Antarctica, where he
planned and was in charge of logistics for the three month stay camping
in the Katabatic canyon region, that he was told by the experts to
expect calorie consumption to range from 6000 per day up to 11,000,
depending on temperature, altitude, and work load. They were digging 12
foot holes through gravel embedded ice to reach a buried glacier. This
was the summer time in Antarctica, as well.
Despite eating at least 6000 calories a day, he still lost 20 lbs over
three months.
Recommended caloric intake is for a relatively sedentary modern person.
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