Energy balance
Post-recovery weight maintenance in anorexia nervosa requires significantly higher caloric intake (50-60 kcal/kg/day) than healthy individuals (30 kcal/kg/day) for at least 3-6 months to prevent relapse.
After reaching your goal weight, do not immediately drop your calories to 'normal' levels. Your body still burns energy at a higher rate. You likely need 50-60 calories per kilogram of body weight daily for at least 3-6 months to prevent rapid weight loss and relapse. This high intake will gradually decrease as your metabolism normalizes.
the amount for weight maintenance is at least 50 to 60 kcal/kg/day for AN... caloric needs tend to normalize with time [18]... over the course of 3 to 6 months... showing a normalization of their metabolism (needing between 20 and 40 kcal/kg/day to maintain weight)
Why this rating
Based on longitudinal observations and review of metabolic studies.
Source
Nutritional rehabilitation in anorexia nervosa: review of the literature and implications for treatment
Enrica Marzola et al. · BMC Psychiatry · 2013
DOI 10.1186/1471-244x-13-290
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