Guideline Daily Allowance?

SkinnyLove999
SkinnyLove999 Posts: 4 Member
edited 4:29AM in Health and Weight Loss
Hey everyone I am just wondering what the GDA is for men and women?

I always thought it was:
2000kcal for women
2200kcal for men
and 1500 for children?

Is this completely wrong? I have been arguing with my mum :/

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  • Araminta13
    Araminta13 Posts: 27 Member
    Hi there, It's actually a little more complicated than that since people vary so much in height and their activity level. Here is a neat little tool from the Mayo Clinic. It lets you calculate your needs based on age/height/activity level/gender to get a better picture of daily caloric needs: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/calorie-calculator/NU00598

    Hope that helps!
  • Araminta13
    Araminta13 Posts: 27 Member
    Here's one that is not metric from active.com: http://www.active.com/fitness/calculators/calories
    I get confused on the metric conversions and that one is in inches and pounds :wink:
  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    I'll second Araminta13 for solidarity. It varies, especially with the differences in height. My maintenance is around 1800, but that's because I'm only 5'1'' - below average height for an American woman. Those calorie recommendations are generally for the "average" person with an "average" activity level, so you have to adjust accordingly.
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