Use the noun homograph to talk about two words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and are pronounced differently â like sow, meaning female pig, and sow, to plant seeds. Continue reading...
The number of calories you need to eat each day depends on several factors, including your age, size, height, sex, lifestyle, and overall general health. As an example, a physically active 6ft 2in male, aged 22 years, requires considerably more calories than a 5ft 2ins sedentary woman in her 70s.ecommended daily calorie intakes. Recommended daily calorie intakes vary across the world. According to the National Health Service (NHS), UK, the average male adult needs approximately 2,500 calories per day to keep his weight constant, while the average adult female needs 2,000.
The average American adult woman needs between 1,800 and 2,400 calories per day, while the average American adult man needs between 2,400 and 3,000, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2010 Dietary Guidelines.n 2010, the average adult woman reported consuming 1,785 calories per day and adult man, 2,640 per day. The USDA suggests that these numbers are probably lower than what is consumed in reality.