One pound of body fat is equal to about 3,500 calories. To lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you eat. In theory, you lose a pound of fat after you've taken in 3,500 fewer calories ...

In 1958, Mr Wishnofskly found that one pound of body fat is equal to about 3,500 excess calories. This means that you would have to consume 3,500 calories worth of alcohol on top of your average ...

Losing 1 pound of weight is a numbers game. ... The rule used to be that to lose 1 lb of fat, you needed to burn 3,500 more calories than you ate. Put yourself in a 500-calorie daily deficit, ...

Ever wondered how much food it really takes to gain a single pound of fat? Personal trainer Eric Roberts has cleared up the mystery on TikTok, revealing that it takes much more than you might think.

"In order to gain 1 pound of fat, the average person needs to consume 3,500 calories more than their maintenance calories," Beard told Newsweek.