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Estimate
basal energy expenditure using the Harris-Benedict equations.
For
men, the B.E.E. =
66.5 + (13.75 x kg) + (5.003 x cm) - (6.775 x age)
For
women, the B.E.E. =
655.1 + (9.563 x kg) + (1.850 x cm) - (4.676 x age)
Total
Caloric Requirements equal the B.E.E. multiplied by the sum
of the stress and activity factors. Stress plus activity factors
range from 1.2 to over 2.
- Harris
J, Benedict F. A biometric study of basal metabolism in
man. Washington D.C. Carnegie Institute of Washington.
1919.
Special
thanks to Dr. T.K. Shiao, University of Kansas Medical Center,
and creator of Clinical
Web Server 2.
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