The United States was able to play a secondary, but significant, role in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion because of the large number of American ships and troops deployed in the Philippines as a result of the U.S. conquest of the islands during the Spanish American War (1898) and the subsequent Philippine-American War.
When you're on a low-calorie diet, you usually get between 800 and 1,500 calories a day. For some people, an alternative for short-term weight loss is a very low-calorie diet. Many very low-calorie diets are commercially-made formulas of 800 calories or fewer that replace all the food you usually eat.
1 Cut out about 500-750 calories daily from your diet. This small decrease in calories can help you lose about 1-2 pounds per week. 2  Aiming to lose more weight than this is generally not advised by health professionals.  Use a food journal or online tracker to get an idea of how many calories you currently eat daily.