bmr: Basal Metabolic Rate

In nutrition: Useful Functions for People on a Diet

Basal Metabolic Rate

Description

Estimates the basal metabolic rate of a person.

Usage

bmr(weight, age, fat, height, activity = 1.45, method = "msj", gender = "male")

Arguments

weight	weight, in kilograms
age	age, in years
fat	fat proportion in body
height	height, in centimeters
activity	activity level (a scalar between 1 and 2)
method	calculation method ("msj" for Mifflin-St. Jeor or "kma" for Katch-McArdle)
gender	"male" or "female"

Value

The Basal Metabolic Rate, in kilocalories

Author(s)

Waldir Leoncio

References

https://www.calculator.net/bmr-calculator.html

Mifflin, M. D., St Jeor, S. T., Hill, L. A., Scott, B. J., Daugherty, S. A., & Koh, Y. O. (1990). A new predictive equation for resting energy expenditure in healthy individuals. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 51(2), 241-247.

McArdle, W. D., Katch, F. I., & Katch, V. L. (2010). Exercise physiology: nutrition, energy, and human performance. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Examples

bmr(67, 40, .12, 178) # for an individual with 12% body fat

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