An Estimate of the caloric needs
Total calories (kcal) consumed each day varies for men going from 1500 to 4000 calories for women from 1200 to 2800 calories. These are average numbers, there are cases of athletes and elite athletes come to consume 8000 to 12,000 calories a day. Themselves, which average four humans eat!
What determines our daily caloric needs depends on many factors, including:
- Our current weight
- Our height
- Our age
- Our gender
- Our workout
- Our health
- Our percentage of body fat
- Our metabolism
- Our environment
To obtain an accurate estimate as possible of our daily caloric needs, these factors should be considered. We say estimated because there are certain factors that can not be measured accurately. However, there are fairly precise formulas for calculating our daily needs as it is for example the Harris-Benedict formula, which is pretty accurate. (more…)
