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Glossary Health & Fitness

TDEE

TDEE is total daily energy expenditure: the calories you burn in a day including movement, found by multiplying BMR by an activity factor.

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Factors run from 1.2 (sedentary) to 1.9 (extra active); 1,780 kcal at 1.55 gives about 2,759 kcal. Eating below it loses weight and above it gains weight.

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See also

  • Glossary BMR (basal metabolic rate)
    BMR is the energy your body burns at complete rest to keep you alive, estimated from weight, height, age and sex.
  • Glossary Macronutrients
    Macronutrients are the nutrients needed in large amounts: protein and carbohydrate (4 kcal per gram each) and fat (9 kcal per gram).
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