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TDEE calculator
Total daily energy expenditure is an estimate of what a body uses in a day. Cafeity shows energy as a secondary figure behind protein and hydration, but the arithmetic is here if you want it.
How it is worked out
Mifflin–St Jeor
For men: BMR = 10 × kg + 6.25 × cm − 5 × age + 5. For women: the same, minus 161 instead of plus 5. It is the equation most commonly used because it tends to predict better than older alternatives.
The activity multiplier
TDEE = BMR × a factor from 1.2 to 1.9. That factor is a self-assessment, which is where most of the error lives — it can move the answer by 700 kcal or more.
Treat it as a range
Two people with identical inputs can differ substantially. Use it as an order of magnitude, not a budget.
Common questions
Does Cafeity set a calorie target from this?
Why ask for sex at birth?
This is general wellness information
Cafeity does not diagnose, treat or prevent any condition, and never recommends, calculates or adjusts a medication dose. Anything on this page is arithmetic you can check, not advice. Questions about your treatment belong with a licensed healthcare professional.
Other calculators
- Protein calculator — A daily protein figure from body weight, using the same 1.4 g/kg derivation as the app.
- Water intake calculator — A daily hydration figure from body weight, on the same 33 ml/kg basis as the app.
- Fibre intake reference — The 25 g daily reference the app logs against, and how it is counted.
- BMI calculator — Body mass index from height and weight, plus what it does and does not measure.