Basal Metabolic Rate

Estimates resting energy expenditure with the Mifflin–St Jeor equation. A practical starting point for nutrition planning and calorie targets.

What you enter

• Sex
• Age (yr)
• Weight (kg or lb)
• Height (cm or in)

Reference

Mifflin MD et al., Am J Clin Nutr 1990

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