Harris-Benedict Calculator (Revised)

Harris-Benedict Calculator (Revised): a planned Super Calculator tool. Covers sex. Stub page: the tool, its formula and a worked example are not published yet.

Harris-Benedict Calculator (Revised) 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) and height (cm).

Outputs: basal metabolic rate (kcal/day).

Formula, recorded as scope and not yet verified against a primary source: Roza and Shizgal 1984 revision of Harris and Benedict (1919): male BMR = 88.362 + 13.397weight_kg + 4.799height_cm - 5.677age; female BMR = 447.593 + 9.247weight_kg + 3.098height_cm - 4.330age.

Status

This page is a stub. The calculator is not built, no figure on this page has been verified against the authority that sets it, and nothing here should be used to make a decision. The page exists so that the site structure is complete and so that articles can link this concept on first mention.

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