Daily Calorie Requirements

How many calories required per day do both males and females need to consume to maintain a healthy weight balance. Both require a certain amount of calories each day to supply our bodies with fuel. If we don't consume a certain amount of calories, the body will call on the supply of fat stored to give us energy. If we are active, our body needs more energy than when we are rather inactive.

The chart below gives a calorie count of how many calories are required per day to maintain your desired weight. Please remember this is just a guide and the figures listed are to maintain weight. If you consume more calories than recommended you can (and probably will) put weight on. To lose weight keep your daily calories under the required amount.

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Daily Calorie Requirement Chart

Please note that generally, men require more calories per day than women. Younger people need to consume more calories each day than older people. Pregnant or lactating women need a higher calorie intake.

This chart is a guide for both males and females of various ages and body weights. We have included an additional chart which displays the calories needed when partaking in certain activities.

If you want to know how many calories each day you need to consume to lose weight, you should keep your daily calorie intake under the required allowance for your age and weight. Most people will lose weight when consuming around 1500 calories per day.

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Daily Calorie Requirement Women

Weight	Age 18 to 35	Age 36 to 55	Age over 55
45 kg - 100 lbs	1760 cals	1570 cals	1430 cals
50 kg - 110 lbs	1860	1660	1500
55 kg - 121 lbs	1950	1760	1550
60 kg - 132 lbs	2050	1860	1600
65 kg - 143 lbs	2150	1960	1630
70 kg - 154 lbs	2250	2050	1660
75 kg - 165 lbs (and above)	2400	2150	1720

Daily Calorie Requirement Men

Weight	Age 18 to 35	Age 36 to 55	Age over 55
60 kg - 132 lbs	2480	2300	1900
65 kg - 143 lbs	2620	2400	2000
70 kg - 154 lbs	2760	2480	2100
75 kg - 165 lbs	2900	2560	2200
80 kg - 176 lbs	3050	2670	2300
85 kg - 187 lbs	3200	2760	2400
90 kg - 198 lbs (and above)	3500	3000	2600

Calorie Adjustments for specific activities:

Add or subtract the specified calories from - to your required daily calorie intake. Note that if you are classed as inactive, you need to subtract calories from your daily allowance to maintain weight. The more active you are the more calories the body needs for energy.

For example if you are a 35 year old women who sits at a computer each day and weighs over 90 kilos - 200 lbs, you would need 2400 calories less 960 to simply maintain your weight. A total of 1440 calories per day.

An example for a male who is over 55 and plays golf twice a week. He can consume 2400 calories daily to maintain his weight and on his golf days have a treat equal to 380 calories and not put on weight.

Body Weight	Inactive Office Worker Bed Ridden Computer Geek	Moderate Activity Tradesman Golf Gardening	Strenuous Activity Physical Labor High Energy Sports
50 kg - 110 lbs	Minus 480	+ 240	+ 480
60 kg - 132 lbs	Minus 570	+ 290	+ 570
70 kg - 154 lbs	Minus 670	+ 340	+ 670
80 kg - 176 lbs	Minus 760	+ 380	+ 760
90 kg - 198 lbs (and above)	Minus 960	+ 430	+ 860

As you can see from the tables above, how many calories you can consume per day does differ for both men and women. Age and exercise is an important factor.

Bookmark this Daily Calorie Requirements web page, as it is important to learn just how many calories are required per day to maintain a healthy body weight.