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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have developed equations for predicting Basal Metabolic Rates based on body weight. (kg) .
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Male |
Female |
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Age (yrs) |
Basal Metabolic Rage (kcal/d) |
Age (yrs) |
Basal Metabolic Rage (kcal/d) |
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0-3 |
60.7 X wt - 54 |
0-3 |
61.0 X wt - 51 |
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3-10 |
22.7 X wt + 495 |
3-10 |
22.5 X wt + 499 |
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10-18 |
17.5 X wt + 651 |
10-18 |
12.2 X wt + 746 |
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18-30 |
15.3 X wt + 679 |
18-30 |
154.7 X wt + 496 |
Adapted from the World Health Organization. Energy and Protein Requirements. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO 1985.
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