About daily energy requirement

Criteria and Dietary Reference Intake Values for
Energy by Active Individuals by Life Stage Groupa










Active PAL EERb (kcal/d)






Life Stage Group


Criterion


Male


Female



0 through 6 mo


Energy expenditure plus energy deposition


570


570 520 (3 mo)




7 through 12 mo


Energy expenditure plus energy deposition


743


676 (9 mo)



1 through 2 y


Energy expenditure plus energy deposition


1046


992 (24 mo)



3 through 8 y


Energy expenditure plus energy deposition


1742


1,642 (6 y)



9 through 13 y


Energy expenditure plus energy deposition


2279


2,071 (11 y)



14 through 18 y


Energy expenditure plus energy deposition


3152


2,368 (16 y)



>18 y


Energy expenditure plus energy deposition


3067c


2,403c (19 y)
















Pregnancy












14 through 18 y


Adolescent female EER plus change









1st trimester


in Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)





2,368 (16 y)



2nd trimester


plus pregnancy energy deposition





2,708 (16 y)



3rd trimester








2,820 (16 y)



19 through 50 y


Adult female EER plus change in









1st trimester


TEE plus pregnancy energy





2,403c (19 y)



2nd trimester


deposition





2,743c (19 y)



3rd trimester








2,855c (19 y)



Lactation












14 through 18 y


Adolescent female EER plus milk









1st 6 mo


energy output minus weight loss





2,698 (16 y)



2nd 6 mo








2,768 (16 y)



19 through 50 y


Adult female EER plus milk energy









1st 6 mo


output minus weight loss





2,733c (19 y)



2nd 6 mo








2,803c (19 y)


For healthy active Americans and Canadians.
Subtract 10 kcal/d for males and 7 kcal/d for females for each year of age above 19 years.

We all need energy to survive.