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Accurate BMR calculator

micheabr
Posts: 72
I've used various BMR calculators and my result varies from 1,150ish to 1,600ish (I'm 5'0). Now, I think that's quite a big difference so what site do you all trust?
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I use the spreadsheet that is listed in this topic:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/750920-spreadsheet-for-bmr-tdee-deficit-macro-calcs-hrm-zones0 -
I used two:
http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/
and
fat2fitradio.com
They both came really close to each other (and the results tell me they were right).0 -
bump0
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Katch-McArdle is the most accurate since it takes body composition into account.0
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Hi all.
So is the one on this site not very good? This is the only one ive ever used.
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I used the ones at fat2fit on the advice of this topic: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/937712-in-place-of-a-road-map-ver-3-0
Started with the Military body fat calculator, then plug that and all the other numbers requested into their BMR calculator, and it will give you a Harris-Benedict and a Katch McArdle number. I go with the Katch number myself, for the same reason justsomerandomgirl mentioned.0
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