Daily Calories Intake is determined based on the Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) calculation.
The BMR calculation using Formula:
Woman: dci = 655 + 4.35 × w + 4.7 × h - 4.7 × age
Man: dci = 66 + 6.23 × w + 12.7 × h - 6.8 × age
Where:
h: Body height, in inches
w: Body weight, in pounds (lbs)
age: in years
dci: Basal Metabolic Rate, in calories
Harris Benedict Formula is then used for Daily Calories Intake calculation:
- sedentary, desk job: Calories = BMR x 1.2
- light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week: Calories = BMR x 1.375
- moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week: Caloriees = BMR x 1.55
- hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week: Caloriees = BMR x 1.725
- very hard exercise/sports plus physical job: Calories = BMR x 1.9
