Calculate basal energy expenditure (BEE) and total energy expenditure adjusted for activity, illness stress, and fever.
Calculate basal energy expenditure (BEE) and total energy expenditure adjusted for activity, illness stress, and fever.
BEE is calculated with the Harris-Benedict equation from weight, height, and age, using separate constants for men and women — it estimates the calories your body burns at complete rest just to keep basic functions running.
Total energy expenditure then multiplies BEE by three separate factors: an activity level factor, a stress factor for illness or recent surgery (since the body burns more energy recovering from these), and a fever factor, since body temperature above normal raises metabolic rate too.
