Third Answer

What is the best way a young adult female can obtain an 18-20% body fat?

• Counting calories through a basic energy expenditure equation.

1.) Many believe that just by burning more calories than you consume, you can lose weight.

2.) Calories are what make up the weight and mass of a body, food and physical activity incorporated into the body.

3.)Through counting calories you essentially take a look at the macro nutrients which also helps.

• The Atkins Diet by Robert C Atkins
• The 100: Counting Only Sugar Calories by Jorge Cruise

By counting your calories and burning 400-500 more than what we intake then we will become energy balanced and lose weight.