Idadi Inayokadiriwa ya Kalori Inayohitajika Kulingana na Umri*, Jinsia na Kiwango cha Shughuli†

Idadi Inayokadiriwa ya Kalori Inayohitajika Kulingana na Umri*, Jinsia na Kiwango cha Shughuli†

Sex

Sedentary

Active

Young children (age 2–6 years)

Boys

1,000–1,400

1,000–1,800

Girls

1,000–1,200

1,000–1,600

Older children and adolescents (age 7–18 years)

Boys

1,400–2,400

1,800–3,200

Girls

1,200–1,800

1,800–2,400

Adults (age 19–60 years)

Men

2,200–2,600

2,600–3,000

Women

1,600–2,000

2,200–2,400

Adults (age 61 years and over)

Men

2,000

2,400–2,600

Women

1,600

2,000

* The number of calories needed increases as people age up until age 20 years. After age 20, the number of calories needed starts to decrease. Calorie counts from U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. 9th Edition. December 2020. Available at DietaryGuidelines.gov.

† The more active a person is, the higher the number of calories needed.

* The number of calories needed increases as people age up until age 20 years. After age 20, the number of calories needed starts to decrease. Calorie counts from U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. 9th Edition. December 2020. Available at DietaryGuidelines.gov.

† The more active a person is, the higher the number of calories needed.

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