Dr. Osama Salah: This is how calories are calculated

 Written by: Marwa Hassan

 Dr. Osama Salah, a specialist in obesity treatment and body sculpting without surgery, stated that your daily caloric needs are your own, and individual differences affect the actual needs that you need. For example, if you suffer from a disease such as diabetes, your caloric needs must be subject to a nutritionist.

The “Mifflin Saint-Geor” equation is one of the most accurate equations that are used to calculate the basic calories needed by the body, which takes into account several factors on which the amount of calories that the body needs mainly depends, namely: –

 the age.

 height.

 the weight.

 sex.

In order to calculate the calories that the human body needs to function, there are three equations that differ according to the effort exerted by the person. If he is inactive (such as working in an office), his average need is 1.3 calories per kilogram of his weight.  What his body needs is as follows: 70 kilograms x 24 hours x 1.3 = 2184 calories.

And if he makes a moderate effort, then his need rate increases to 1.4 per kilogram of his weight.  The calculation of his need is as follows: 70 kilograms x 24 hours x 1.4 = 2352 calories.

But if he works physically hard, he needs 1.5 calories per kilogram of his weight.  The calculation of his need is as follows: 70 kilograms x 24 hours x 1.5 = 2520 calories.