Endocrinology · Internal Medicine
Basal Metabolic Rate (Harris–Benedict, Revised) calculator
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Formula 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. DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/40.1.168. PMID: 6741851. 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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