caloric deficit

English

Alternative forms

calorie deficit, calorific deficit

Noun

caloric deficit (plural caloric deficits)

a shortage in the number of calories needed to maintain one's bodyweight
Synonym: energy deficit

Antonym: caloric surplus

Translations

shortage in maintenance calories

Swedish: kaloriunderskott n

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