BMR Calculator (Mifflin-St Jeor)
BMR Calculator (Mifflin-St Jeor): a planned Super Calculator tool. Covers sex. Stub page: the tool, its formula and a worked example are not published yet.
BMR Calculator (Mifflin-St Jeor) is a planned calculator in the health section of Super Calculator, covering energy and body composition.
What this calculator will compute
Inputs: sex, age (years), weight (kg or lb) and height (cm or in).
Outputs: basal metabolic rate (kcal/day) and resting energy expenditure (kJ/day).
Formula, recorded as scope and not yet verified against a primary source: Mifflin-St Jeor (1990, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition): BMR = 10weight_kg + 6.25height_cm - 5*age + s, where s = +5 for males and -161 for females. Recommended over Harris-Benedict by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics evidence analysis for non-obese and obese adults.
Status
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