Estimates the basal metabolic rate of a person.

Contains a collection of functions for performing different kinds
of calculation that are of interest to someone following a diet plan.
Calculators for the Basal Metabolic Rate are based on Mifflin et al. (1990)
<doi:10.1093/ajcn/51.2.241> and McArdle, W. D., Katch, F. I., &
Katch, V. L. (2010, ISBN:9780812109917).

Waldir Leoncio

nutrition

Useful Functions for People on a Diet

bmr function

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

Arguments

Author

Basal Metabolic Rate — bmr

<dl>

<dt>weight</dt>
<dd>weight, in kilograms</dd>


<dt>age</dt>
<dd>age, in years</dd>


<dt>fat</dt>
<dd>fat proportion in body</dd>


<dt>height</dt>
<dd>height, in centimeters</dd>


<dt>activity</dt>
<dd>activity level (a scalar between 1 and 2)</dd>


<dt>method</dt>
<dd>calculation method ("msj" for Mifflin-St. Jeor or "kma" for
Katch-McArdle)</dd>


<dt>gender</dt>
<dd>"male" or "female"</dd>

</dl>

bmr: Basal Metabolic Rate

Description

Usage

Value

Arguments

Author

References

Examples