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" What is the lowest calorie level a woman should eat? I&amp;#039;ve always thought that 1,200 calories a day would keep a woman from &amp;quot;starving,&amp;quot; while helping her lose weight. Is that true? You&amp;#039;re right, 1,200 calories a day is enough to sustain most women \u2014 but it&amp;#039;s not likely to keep anyone satisfied. That&amp;#039;s one reason I&amp;#039;m not in favor of 1,200-calorie diets. In The Good Housekeeping Supermarket Diet and the upcoming Good Housekeeping Supermarket Diet Cookbook, I never recommend eating less than 1,500 calories per day. Here&amp;#039;s why:  Hunger. Have you ever tried eating just 1,200 calories a day? You&amp;#039;ll feel very hungry! Low energy. If you just sit around all day, 1,200 calories might be enough to keep energy up, but if you attempt to exercise \u2014 a must for weight loss and weight maintenance \u2014 you&amp;#039;ll run out of steam. Low nutrition. It&amp;#039;s impossible to get the full complement of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients you need on a 1,200-calorie diet. Spend a month eating that few calories a day and you might put your health at risk \u2014 even if you take a multi-vitamin/mineral.  Research. Studies show \u2014 and so do my clients \u2014 that you can lose weight on 1,500 calories a day. If you exercise, you can lose weight on 1,800 calories per day! So why suffer?  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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