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Daily Calorie Requirements Calculator (Mifflin-St Jeor Formula)

Parameters

RequiredAllowed: 0–200 kg

RequiredAllowed: ≥ 0 cm

RequiredAllowed: 19–100 years

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Clinical context

This calculator uses Mifflin-St Jeor resting metabolic rate (RMR) and applies an activity factor. Formulas: • Women: (10 × weight [kg]) + (6.25 × height [cm]) − (5 × age [y]) − 161 • Men: (10 × weight [kg]) + (6.25 × height [cm]) − (5 × age [y]) + 5 TDEE = RMR × activity factor (in this calculator: 1.0 to 1.9). Use as an estimate; individual needs vary with clinical status and goals.