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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
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