How many calories does a boy with a height of 178 consume in sitting still every day?
In order to calculate how many calories a boy consumes when he is 178cm tall, we need to use Harris-Benedict formula to calculate the basal metabolic rate (BMR).
The basal metabolic rate is $66+( 13.7 \ times 70)+(5 \ times 178)-(6.8 \ times 30)+(5 \ times1) =17/kloc.
Therefore, for a boy with a height of 178cm, the daily calorie consumption is: $ 17 16 \ multiplied by 1.2 = 2059.2 $ kcal/day.