Daily Calorie Calculator for Women and Men
Topic: Medical Calculators and Charts
Ian C. Langtree - Content Writer/Editor for Disabled World
Published: 2010/12/27 - Updated: 2021/02/08
Contents: Summary - Introduction - Main Item - Related Topics
Synopsis: The calorie calculator provides you with answers to how many calories needed to maintain your current weight, what your calorie intake should be to lose a certain number of pounds per week, and how many calories needed to gain weight. Factors used to convert calories to joules are numerically equivalent to expressions of specific heat capacity of water in joules per gram or per kilogram. To lose weight, 500 calories are subtracted per day for each pound you want to lose every week.
Introduction
Our daily calorie calculator for females and males will assist you if you are trying to lose weight or control obesity. The daily calorie calculator results will provide you with your basal metabolic rate (BMR), daily requirements of calories, carbohydrates, proteins, and fats in terms of calories and grams/day for adult women and men.
Main Item
Defining What a Calorie Is
The name calorie is used for two units of energy.
- The small calorie or gram calorie (symbol: cal) is the approximate amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius.
- The large calorie, kilogram calorie, dietary calorie, nutritionist's calorie or food calorie (symbol: Cal, equiv: kcal) is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius.
The large calorie is thus equal to 1000 small calories or one kilocalorie (symbol: kcal).
In the International System of Units, the joule. One small calorie is around 4.2 joules (one large calorie or kilocalorie is therefore approx. 4.2 kilojoules). Factors used to convert calories to joules are numerically equivalent to expressions of specific heat capacity of water in joules per gram or per kilogram. The conversion factor depends on the definition adopted.
Our Daily Calorie Calculator Results Include:
- Calories needed to maintain your current weight.
- Calories required to lose a certain number of pounds per week.
- Calories needed to gain weight (number of pounds per week)
You may also be interested in our Weight Loss Planning Calculator, BMI Calculator, and Basal Metabolic Rate Calculator.
Using the Calculator:
- To lose weight, 500 calories are subtracted per day for each pound you wish to lose per week.
- To gain weight, 500 calories are added per day for each pound you want to gain per week.
NOTE: Total calorie levels < 1200 calories are not recommended and weight loss of > 2 pounds per week is not recommended.
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