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How many calories do you need in a day? Sean Kinane says the guidelines vary wildly from person to person. And what we really should be looking at is our "Resting Metabolic Rate" – that this is a truer indication of how many calories each individual is allowed to consume. Sean joins Derek in studio to test his metabolic rate...