Estimate your daily calorie needs based on your
age, sex, height, weight and activity level.
You can also see estimates for maintaining,
losing or gaining weight.
Unit System
Sex
Please enter valid values.
Your Daily Calorie Estimate
Estimated Daily Calories
0
kcal/day
Estimated BMR
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Maintenance Calories
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Activity Factor
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Selected Goal
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Daily Calorie Estimates
These are simple estimates based on your
calculated maintenance energy.
Mild Weight Loss
About 250 kcal below maintenance
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Weight Loss
About 500 kcal below maintenance
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Maintain Weight
Estimated maintenance energy
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Mild Weight Gain
About 250 kcal above maintenance
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Weight Gain
About 500 kcal above maintenance
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Your selected estimate:
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How does the Calorie Calculator work?
First, the calculator estimates your
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
using the Mifflin-St Jeor equation.
Maintenance Calories
= BMR x Activity Factor
Maintenance calories are an estimate of
the energy required to maintain your
current body weight at the selected
activity level.
The goal options then show simple calorie
adjustments around that maintenance estimate.
Important:
These calorie figures are estimates for
general informational use and are not
individualized dietary prescriptions.
Energy requirements vary between people.
Calorie restriction may be inappropriate
for some people, including during pregnancy,
while breastfeeding, for people under 18,
or when medical or nutritional conditions
require individualized care.
