Many factors determine how much you should eat; factors including your height, age, weight, general state of health, job, leisure time activities, genetics, body size, body composition, and what medications you may be on.
Recently healthcanada published estimated energy requirements for male and female on their website.
Calories per day for male:
Age | Sedentary Level | Low Active Level | Active Level |
2-3 | 1100 | 1350 | 1500 |
4-5 | 1250 | 1450 | 1650 |
6-7 | 1400 | 1600 | 1800 |
8-9 | 1500 | 1750 | 2000 |
10-11 | 1700 | 2000 | 2300 |
12-13 | 1900 | 2250 | 2600 |
14-16 | 2300 | 2700 | 3100 |
17-18 | 2450 | 2900 | 3300 |
19-30 | 2500 | 2700 | 3000 |
31-50 | 2350 | 2600 | 2900 |
51-70 | 2150 | 2350 | 2650 |
71+ | 2000 | 2200 | 2500 |
Calories per day for female:
Age | Sedentary Level | Low Active Level | Active Level |
2-3 | 1100 | 1250 | 1400 |
4-5 | 1200 | 1350 | 1500 |
6-7 | 1300 | 1500 | 1700 |
8-9 | 1400 | 1600 | 1850 |
10-11 | 1500 | 1800 | 2050 |
12-13 | 1700 | 2000 | 2250 |
14-16 | 1750 | 2100 |
