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Endocrinology · Internal Medicine

Basal Metabolic Rate (Harris–Benedict, Revised) calculator

Enter the published formula inputs below to calculate and interpret this score.

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Sex
years

Allowed range: 18–100 years

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in

Allowed range: 47.24–90.55 in

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lb

Allowed range: 66.14–661.39 lb

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Clinical inputs

  • Sex
  • Age (years)Accepted range: 18 to 100
  • Height (cm)Accepted range: 120 to 230
  • Body weight (kg)Accepted range: 30 to 300

Primary source

Roza AM, Shizgal HM. The Harris Benedict equation reevaluated: resting energy requirements and the body cell mass. Am J Clin Nutr. 1984;40:168-182. DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/40.1.168. PMID: 6741850. Scope: revised Harris–Benedict basal metabolic rate (kcal/day) uses sex-specific linear equations with weight (kg), height (cm), and age (years) as published in the 1984 reevaluation. (1984)

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