README

About TDEE Calculator

TDEE Calculator is a composer library that calculates how much energy (calories) are burned daily given the weight, height and age or Lean Body Mass.

Features

• 4 different selectable formulas for calculation
• Possibility to input either weight, height and age or lean body mass
• Parametrizable input in metric or imperial system.
• EASY to incorporate on your projects
• STUPIDLY EASY TO USE

Installation

Composer

$ composer require isfonzar/tdee-calculator

Usage

Basic usage

<?php

require(__DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php');

// Calculations based on weight, height and age
use isfonzar\TDEECalculator\TDEECalculator;

$tdeeCalculator = new TDEECalculator();

echo $tdeeCalculator->calculate('male', 80, 182, 24);
echo "\n";

// ---------------------------------------------------------
// The unit is parametrizable
$options = [
    'formula' => 'revised_harris_benedict' // You can select the best formula for your needs
    'unit' => 'imperial', // Choose the desired measurement unit
];

$tdeeCalculator = new TDEECalculator($options);

echo $tdeeCalculator->calculate('male', 176, 6, 24);
echo "\n";

// Input activity level
echo $tdeeCalculator->calculate('male', 176, 6, 24, 'very_active');
echo "\n";

 // Calculations based on lean body mass
use isfonzar\TDEECalculator\LBMCalculator;

$options = [
    'unit' => 'metric',
];

$lbmCalculator = new LBMCalculator($options);
echo $lbmCalculator->calculate(80);
echo "\n";

Formulas

Based on weight, height and age

• Original Harris Benedict ('formula' => 'original_harris_benedict')
• Revised Harris Benedict ('formula' => 'revised_harris_benedict')
• Mifflin St Jeor ('formula' => 'mifflin_st_jeor')

Based on Lean Body Mass (LBM)

• Kath McArdle ('formula' => 'kath_mcardle')

Units

• Metric ('unit' => 'metric')
• Imperial ('unit' => 'imperial')

Contributing

Bug Reports & Feature Requests

Please use the issue tracker to report any bugs or feature requests.

Social Coding

1. Create an issue to discuss about your idea
2. [Fork it] (https://github.com/isfonzar/tdee-calculator/fork)
3. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
4. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
5. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
6. Create a new Pull Request
7. Profit! ✅