For general wellness and educational purposes only. Salute is designed to support mindful eating and exercise habits by providing insights into food choices, activity patterns, and general reference ranges.
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Calorie Recommendations
The calorie recommendation is based on the Mifflin-St. Jeor equation, which estimates a user's Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). Daily calorie intake is then calculated from BMR together with activity level and personal goal.
Female: (10 × weight in kg) + (6.25 × height in cm) − (5.0 × age in years) − 161
Male: (10 × weight in kg) + (6.25 × height in cm) − (5.0 × age in years) + 5
BMI — Body Mass Index
BMR — Basal Metabolic Rate
- A new predictive equation for resting energy expenditure in healthy individuals Am J Clin Nutr. 1990 Feb;51(2):241–7. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/51.2.241 · PMID: 2305711
TDEE — Total Daily Energy Expenditure
- Dietary reference intakes for energy, carbohydrate, fiber, fat, fatty acids, cholesterol, protein and amino acids J Am Diet Assoc. 2002 Nov;102(11):1621–30. doi: 10.1016/s0002-8223(02)90346-9 · PMID: 12449285
- Comparison of predictive equations for resting metabolic rate in healthy nonobese and obese adults: a systematic review J Am Diet Assoc. 2005;105(5):775–89. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2005.02.005
- Dietary Reference Intakes for Macronutrients Panel on Macronutrients, Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes. National Academies Press, 2005
Adaptive Caloric Calculations
- The dynamics of human body weight change PLoS Computational Biology 4, no. 3 (2008): e1000045. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000045
- A mathematical model of weight change with adaptation Math Biosci Eng. 2009;6(4):873–887. doi: 10.3934/mbe.2009.6.873
Body Fat Percentage Categories
- ACE Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant Manual: The Ultimate Resource for Fitness Professionals American Council on Exercise, 2008
Body Fat Percentage AI Estimation
- Circumference-Based Predictions of Body Fat Revisited: Preliminary Results From a US Marine Corps Body Composition Survey Front Physiol. 2022 Mar 31;13:868627. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.868627 · PMCID: PMC9008774 · PMID: 35432005
Waist & Hip Circumference and Waist-to-Hip Ratio
- Waist Circumference and Waist-Hip Ratio: Report of a WHO Expert Consultation WHO, Geneva, 2011
- WHO Guidelines on Waist Circumference and Physical Activity and Their Joint Association with Cancer Risk International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
Diet Strategies for Weight Loss and Weight Gain
- Optimal Diet Strategies for Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance J Obes Metab Syndr. 2021 Mar 30;30(1):20–31. doi: 10.7570/jomes20065 · PMCID: PMC8017325
- Effect of Overeating Dietary Protein at Different Levels on Circulating Lipids and Liver Lipid: The PROOF Study Nutrients. 2020 Dec 11;12(12):3801. doi: 10.3390/nu12123801 · PMCID: PMC7763540
- Energy balance and obesity: what are the main drivers? Cancer Causes Control. 2017 Mar;28(3):247–258. doi: 10.1007/s10552-017-0869-z · PMCID: PMC5325830
- Physical Activity Energy Expenditure and Total Daily Energy Expenditure in Successful Weight Loss Maintainers Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 Mar;27(3):496–504. doi: 10.1002/oby.22373 · PMCID: PMC6392078
Diet Strategies for Hypertrophy
- Effect of Small and Large Energy Surpluses on Strength, Muscle, and Skinfold Thickness in Resistance-Trained Individuals: A Parallel Groups Design Sports Medicine - Open, 9(1), 2023. doi: 10.1186/s40798-023-00651-y · PMID: 37914977
- International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: protein and exercise J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2017 Jun 20;14:20. doi: 10.1186/s12970-017-0177-8 · PMCID: PMC5477153 · PMID: 28642676
Protein, AMDR & Micronutrient Requirements
- International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: protein and exercise Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 14(1), 2017. doi: 10.1186/s12970-017-0177-8
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI Tables)
The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) established by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) are used to provide general reference values for nutrient requirements.
- Nutrient Recommendations: Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids (2002/2005)
Individual DRI source publications:
- Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorous, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride (1997)
- Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline (1998)
- Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids (2000)
- Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc (2001)
- Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate (2005)
- Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D (2011)
- Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019)