| Range |
~2,550 (10.4 MJ) calories/day
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| Organism |
Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference |
Wagner BA, Venkataraman S, Buettner GR. The rate of oxygen utilization by cells. Free Radic Biol Med. 2011 Aug 1 51(3):700-12. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.05.024 abstract & p.700 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID21664270
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| Primary Source |
[5] FAO/WHO/UNU Human energy requirements: report of a Joint FAO/WHO/UNU Expert Consultation FAO Food and Nutrition Technical Report Series 1, United Nations University/World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (2004) URL: link |
| Comments |
Abstract: "Humans use oxygen to extract
approximately 2550 calories (10.4 MJ) from food to meet daily energy requirements." P.700 right column bottom paragraph: "Humans use this oxygen to extract approximately 2550 calories (10.4 MJ for a 70-kg, 20-year-old male [primary source]) from food to meet daily energy requirements." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
115147 |