average daily calorie expenditure
Specifically, sedentary men ages 19 to 30 burn 2,400 to 2,600 calories daily; sedentary males between the ages of 31 and 50 burn 2,200 to 2,400 calories; and sedentary men older than 50 burn about 2,000 to 2,200 calories each day.
Specifically, sedentary women ages 19 to 30 burn 1,800 to 2,000 calories; sedentary females between 31 and 50 years old burn about 1,800 calories; and sedentary women older than age 50 burn about 1,600 calories each day.