The Harris - Benedict formula is used to determine how many calories you need each day so it's usually part of the formula found in calorie calculators. It's a good starting place for calorie-counting, but it doesn't work for everyone. If you use an online calorie calculator to determine your daily calorie need, you may need to adjust your caloric intake up or down if the numbers on your scale don't move as quickly as you want. Here's more: What Is the Harris - Benedict Formula?
Explore Nutrition
Must Reads
- How Much Water Do You Need?
- How Many Calories Do You Need?
- How to Gain Weight
- Improve Your Diet Right Now
- Six Weeks to a Healthy Diet
Most Popular
By Category
- Start With The Basics
- Help for Healthy Weight Loss
- Help for Gaining Weight
- A Lifetime of Nutrition
- Healthful Foods
- Shopping and Meal Planning
- Water and Beverages
- Learn About Food Additives
- Nutrition Quizzes
- Share Your Diet and Nutrition Tips
- Dietary Supplements
- Eat Right at Restaurants and Parties
- Nutrition for Disease Management and Prevention
Also from About.com:
©2013 About.com. All rights reserved.
Wonderful site with tons of info.
Great Job!
It’s a pretty accurate formula if you ask me, I’ve used it to both successfully lose weight and gain muscle mass.