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1650 sounds catastrophically low for male, where did you get that number from? I'm seeing as high as 2500 on some websites for a sedentary male... Not a great
by projektir 10y ago
1650 sounds catastrophically low for male, where did you get that number from? I'm seeing as high as 2500 on some websites for a sedentary male...
Not a great source but: http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/estimated-calorie-requirement http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/estimated-calorie-require...
- dragonwriter 10y ago> 1650 sounds catastrophically low for male Its a BMR number, not a daily requirement. That's basically what you'd burn if you didn't move a voluntary muscle all day. Even a sedentary lifestyle gets you several hundred kcal/day above that; that was my point. Yes, it would be a catastrophically low consumption number for even a typical "sedentary" lifestyle. > I'm seeing as high as 2500 on some websites for a sedentary male... That may be a little high, but is probably about in the ballpark.