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Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE)

The total calories you burn in a typical day — basal metabolism plus activity.

TDEE is computed as BMR (basal metabolic rate, the calories you'd burn at rest) multiplied by an activity factor that captures how much you move during a typical day.

TDEE sets the baseline for any nutrition target: eat below it to lose weight, at it to maintain, above it to gain. Common splits then assign macronutrients (protein, carbs, fat) as percentages of that calorie target.

Calculators that use this

TDEE CalculatorTotal daily energy expenditure.BMR CalculatorBasal metabolic rate at rest.Calorie CalculatorDaily calorie needs for goals.Macro CalculatorProtein / carb / fat split for your calories.
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