New dietary guidelines estimate daily energy requirements

By The Associated Press

New dietary guidelines issued Thursday by the Institute of Medicine estimate the daily energy requirements, in calories, for people of various sizes and levels of activity.

--Five-feet-one-inch, 98 to 132 pounds.

Women: sedentary, 1,688 to 1,834 calories; active, 2,104 to 2,290 calories.

Men: sedentary, 1,919 to 2,167 calories; active, 2,104 to 2,290 calories.

--Five-feet-five, up to 150 pounds.

Women: sedentary, 1,816 to 1,982 calories; active, 2,267 to 2,477 calories.

Men: sedentary, 2,068 to 2,349 calories; active, 2,490 to 2,842 calories.

--Five-feet-nine, 125 to 169 pounds.

Women: sedentary, 1,948 to 2,134 calories; active, 2,434 to 2,670 calories.

Men: sedentary, 2,222 to 2,538 calories; active, 2,683 to 3,078 calories.

--Six-feet-one, 139 to 188 pounds.

Women: sedentary, 2,083 to 2,290 calories; active, 2,605 to 2,869 calories.

Men: sedentary, 2,382 to 2,736 calories; active, 2,883 to 3,325 calories.