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Am Fam Physician. 2021;103(5):263

Incorrect Unit of Measure. In the article, “Eating Disorders in Primary Care: Diagnosis and Management” (January 1, 2021, p. 22), the second sentence of the Nutrition section (page 25) incorrectly added “per kg” to the number of daily required kcal for adolescent females and males. The sentence should have read: “Moderately active adolescent females require approximately 2,200 kcal per day (adolescent males need 2,800 kcal per day); athletes and persons who are hypermetabolic post-recovery at any age require more.5,20” The online version of this article has been corrected.

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