If a person consumes an extra 500 calories per day, how long would it take before he or she gained 1 pound of fat?

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It would take about 3500 calories to make one pound. And so, if you divide 3500 by 500, you'll get an answer of about 7 days.

Merta answered Aug 14, 2017

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it takes 3500 calories to gain a calorie. the answer is 7 days.

Ziteng Chen answered Aug 17, 2017

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