date:Dec 24, 2018
ore calories you can consume. For example, active 18-year-old men need 3,200 calories per day, while women with the same characteristics need only 2,400. Sedentary men in their 50s require 2,200 calories, while sedentary women in the same age group need just 1,600 calories.
At the extreme end, elite athletes like the swimmer Michael Phelps consume up to 12,000 calories during training periods.
In the US governments table, some categories cover only a single year, like being 18 years old; some