Boys

Age

Height in Inches

Weight in Pounds

Surface in Square Feet

Calories or Food Units

5

41.57

41.09

7.9

816.3

6

43.75

45.17

8.3

855.9

7

45.74

49.07

8.8

912.4

8

47.76

53.92

9.4

981.1

9

49.69

59.23

9.9

1,043.7

10

51.58

65.30

10.5

1,117.5

11

53.33

70.18

11.0

1,178.2

12

55.11

76.92

11.6

1,254.8

13

57.21

84.85

12.4

1,352.6

14

59.88

94.91

13.4

1,471.3

Girls

Age

Height in Inches

Weight in

Pounds

Surface in Square Feet

Calories or Food Units

5

41.29

39.66

7.7

784.5

6

43.35

43.28

8.1

831.9

7

45.52

47.46

8.5

881.7

8

47.58

52.04

9.2

957.1

9

49.37

57.07

9.7

1,018.5

10

51.34

62.35

10.2

1,081.0

11

53.42

68.84

10.7

1,148.5

12

55.86

78.31

11.8

1,276.8

Men

Height in In.

Weight in Pounds

Surface in Square Ft

Calories or Food Units

Proteids

Fats

Carbohydrates

Total

61

131

15.92

197

591

1,182

1,970

62

133

16.06

200

600

1,200

2,000

63

136

16.27

204

612

1,224

2,040

64

140

16.55

210

630

1,260

2,100

65

143

16.76

215

645

1,290

2,150

66

147

17.06

221

663

1,326

2,210

67

152

17.40

228

684

1,368

2,280

68

157

17.76

236

708

1,416

2,360

69

162

18.12

243

729

1,458

2,430

70

167

18.48

251

753

1,506

2,510

71

173

18.91

260

780

1,560

2,600

72

179

19.34

269

807

1,614

2,690

73

185

19.89

278

834

1,668

2,780

74

192

20.33

288

864

1,728

2,880

75

200

20.88

300

900

1,800

3.000

Women

Height in In.

Weight in Pounds

Surface in Square Ft.

Calories or Food Units

Proteids

Fats

Carbohydrates

Total

59

119

14.82

179

537

1,074

1,790

60

122

15.03

183

549

1,098

1,830

61

124

15 29

186

558

1,116

1,860

62

127

15.50

191

573

1,146

1,910

63

131

15.92

197

591

1,182

1,970

64

134

16.13

201

603

1,206

2.010

65

139

16.48

209

627

1,254

2,090

66

143

16.76

215

645

1,290

2.150

67

147

17.06

221

663

1,326

2.210

68

151

17.34

227

681

1,362

2,270

69

155

17.64

232

696

1,392

2.320

70 .

159

17.92

239

717

1,434

2,390

Note

With active exercise an increase of about 20 per cent total food units may be needed.

The number of calories or food units needed by the body per day depends on the amount of exercise taken, the size of body, and to a less extent on age, sex, weather and personal peculiarities. For a man of average size and weight taking light exercise, this means about 2,800 calories or food units per day; for an average woman 2,200 calories; for a child of 7 to 9 years, 1,400 calories. (See page 71 for Table of Food Requirements.)

To be in correct proportion from 10% to 15% of the total food units should be in the form of protein, 25% to 40% in form of fat and from 40% to 60% in the form of starch and sugar.