Energy intake

Weight (kg)

(MJ/d)

(kJ/kg/d)

Source

Age
(y)

N

Mean

s.d.

BMR^a (MJ/d)

Mean

s.d.

Mean

s.d.

× BMR^b

Boggio & Kleping (1981)

5-6

52

19.2

2.5

3.88

6.62

1.19

345

62

1.71

Durnin (1984)

5-6

110

18.4

(Median)^c

3.80

6.00

-

326

-

1.58

Livingstone et al (1992a,b)

5-6

6

18.1

2.2

3.78

6.54

0.64

361

35

1.73

Narasinga et al (1983)

5-6

9

16.9

-

3.66

5.91

-

350

-

1.61

Brault-Dubuc & Mongeau (1989)

6-7

93

19.0

2.7

3.86

7.86

1.51

416

84

2.04

Martinez (1982)

6-7

104

21.6

-

4.10

7.28

1.38

337

64

1.78

Morrison et al (1980)

6-9

79 (white)^d

23.8

(M)^e

4.31

8.11

2.34

341

98

1.88

37 (black)

23.8

(M)

4.31

6.08

2.64

255

111

1.41

Räsänen et al (1985)

6-7

145

20.5

(M)

4.00

6.80

1.30

332

63

1.70

Salz et al (1983)

6-9

93

25.6

-

4.48

7.87

2.12

308

87

1.76

Brault-Dubuc & Mongeau (1989)

7-8

73

21.0

2.81

4.05

8.25

1.43

398

82

2.04

Livingstone et al (1992a,b)

7-8

6

23.5

2.2

4.28

6.62

0.82 (WDR)^f

282

35

1.55

4.28

7.56

1.20 (DH)

322

51

1.77

Nelson et al (1990)

7-10

26

27.0

(M)

4.61

6.92

1.39

256

51

1.50

Boulton (1981)

8-9

17

29.8

-

4.87

7.74

1.12

260

30

1.59

Brault-Dubuc & Mongeau (1989)

8-9

95

23.4

4.8

4.27

8.21

1.37

358

80

1.92

Hagman et al (1986)

8-9

152

28.7

-

4.77

7.85

-

274

-

1.65

Jenner et al (1988)

8-10

450

29.3

-

4.83

6.92

1.85

236

63

1.43

Sunnegardh et al (1986)

8-9

167

28.6

6.6

4.76

7.70

2.60 (24-h R)^g

269

91

1.62

153

28.6

6.6

4.76

8.00

1.20 (DR)

280

42

1.68

Boulton (1981)

9-11

24

34.6

-

5.32

7.62

2.06

220

70

1.43

Brault-Dubuc & Mongeau (1989)

9-10

94

26.6

4.6

4.57

8.38

1.43

321

65

1.83

Livingstone et al (1992a)

9-10

6

32.2

3.6

5.10

7.95

1.26 (WDR)

247

39

1.56

5.10

8.63

0.43 (DH)

268

13

1.69

Räsänen et al (1985)

9-10

154

30.3

(M)

4.92

7.70

-

254

-

1.57

Räsänen et al (1991)

9-10

109

27.0

(M)

4.92

7.80

2.20

289

81

1.59