Women's Caloric Intake Calculator          
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Women's Calorie Calculator

                   

This calculator is based on the Harris-Benedict equation for basal metabolic rate, plus there are a few questions there to help determine your active metabolic rate.

This calculator is just for adult females. There's also a men's calculator. Be sure to speak with your health care provider before starting on any weight loss diet.

Sources:

American Dietetic Association. "In non-obese individuals, what is the prediction accuracy and maximum overestimation and underestimation errors compared to measured resting metabolic rate when using the Harris-Benedict formula?" ADA Evidence Analysis Library. Published March 2005.

"Food Intake Patterns." U.S. Department of Agriculture Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. Accessed April 2005.

       

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