Age (years) | EER in kcal/day* | |||||||
Boys | Girls | |||||||
Inactive PAL¶ | Low active PAL¶ | Active PAL¶ | Very active PAL¶ | Inactive PAL¶ | Low active PAL¶ | Active PAL¶ | Very active PAL¶ | |
3 | 1078 | 1220 | 1216 | 1245 | 1075 | 1108 | 1170 | 1217 |
4 | 1188 | 1318 | 1340 | 1393 | 1166 | 1225 | 1289 | 1374 |
5 | 1318 | 1437 | 1488 | 1567 | 1241 | 1328 | 1392 | 1517 |
6 | 1421 | 1530 | 1603 | 1703 | 1325 | 1437 | 1503 | 1665 |
7 | 1578 | 1678 | 1785 | 1918 | 1396 | 1520 | 1593 | 1770 |
8 | 1700 | 1798 | 1928 | 2086 | 1470 | 1614 | 1690 | 1896 |
9 | 1803 | 1898 | 2047 | 2224 | 1606 | 1767 | 1855 | 2083 |
10 | 1959 | 2082 | 2252 | 2460 | 1737 | 1909 | 2013 | 2253 |
11 | 2134 | 2267 | 2467 | 2712 | 1856 | 2056 | 2166 | 2445 |
12 | 2234 | 2356 | 2579 | 2843 | 2009 | 2203 | 2340 | 2607 |
13 | 2482 | 2626 | 2889 | 3205 | 2017 | 2226 | 2360 | 2648 |
14 | 2623 | 2771 | 3061 | 3407 | 2139 | 2346 | 2503 | 2784 |
15 | 2744 | 2924 | 3226 | 3596 | 2082 | 2288 | 2441 | 2720 |
16 | 2755 | 2941 | 3243 | 3615 | 2138 | 2342 | 2506 | 2781 |
17 | 2859 | 3072 | 3384 | 3777 | 2178 | 2377 | 2553 | 2819 |
18 | 2856 | 3058 | 3373 | 3764 | 2114 | 2318 | 2485 | 2760 |
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; EER: estimated energy requirement; METy: youth metabolic equivalent; NHANES: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; PAL: physical activity level.
* EER for boys and girls with reference height and weights equal to the median values for the United States population, based on NHANES 2015 to 2018, for 4 PALs.
¶ Physical activity level categories are defined as follows:Each of these categories corresponds to a PAL factor, which is a multiple of the basal metabolic rate. The PAL associated with each physical activity category increases throughout childhood. The activity level can be estimated more precisely by recording an activity diary and calculating the child's daily PAL by applying the METy to each activity. Refer to UpToDate content on estimation of dietary energy requirements in children.
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