Your daily calorie consumption is dependent on a variety of factors. Your age, lifestyle, gender and even your height and weight can have an impact on the number of calories you require every day.
Calories
The units of energy found in all the food and drink you consume are referred to as calories. Your body requires a different number of calories at different stages of your life. Do not focus on consuming less calories if your current daily intake is around the average recommended or consumed by your current individual demographic.
Men
Men in the United States generally consume between 2,000 and 2,800 calories a day. This figure, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, changes dramatically depending on your age. Men age 20 to 39 consume 2,800 calories a day. Men over 60 consume 2,000 calories. The average figure for all men is 2,475 calories.
Women
Women have a smaller average range of calorie intake than men. The smallest average requirement for women age over 60 is 1,500, whereas women between 18 and 59 usually consume 2,000 calories a day. The overall average daily intake for U.S. women 1,888 calories.
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