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Table 2 Estimation of Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) and Total Energy Expenditure (TEE) using FAO tables

From: The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass

  

Men

  

Women

 
 

BMRc

BMRs

PAL(*)

BMRc

BMRs

PAL(*)

age

Kcal

Kcal/kg

 

Kcal

Kcal/kg

 

15-29

692.2

15.057

1.75

486.6

14.818

1.79

30-44

873.1

11.472

1.82

845.6

8.126

1.87

45-59

873.1

11.472

1.64

845.6

8.126

1.8

60-69

587.7

11.171

1.61

658.5

9.082

1.69

70-79

587.7

11.171

1.62

658.5

9.082

1.55

80+

587.7

11.171

1.3

658.5

9.082

1.19

  1. We extracted the following coefficients for our age-sex groups.
  2. (*) For non overweight adults in USA.
  3. The estimation of energy requirements of an individual is: BMR  =  BMRc  +  BMRs x Weight kg TEE  =  BMR x PAL
  4. For a group of N individuals of the same age-sex group with a total biomass “B”, BMR  =  N x BMRc  +  BMRs x BM kg TEE  =  BMR x PAL
  5. If that same group had a biomass due to overweight (BMI > 25) of “B25”, the energy required to feed that biomass would be: BMR25  =  BMRs x B 25 kg TEE25  =  BMR25 x PAL