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To determine your daily calorie requirement, the module first calculates your basal metabolic rate (BMR), using a method developed by Boothby, Berkson, and Dunn.* Then, depending on your selected goal of weight loss, gain, or maintenance, the module
calculates your daily calorie target.
All of the above considerations influence the module's creation of menus. Remember, however, that no diet program can ensure good health, since many other factors affect your health. A regular program of exercise, such as the one provided by the Texas Instruments Physical Fitness Command Module, is especially important.
Also remember that these nutritional considerations are based on average figures. No two people have precisely the same nutritional needs. Moreover, since you can revise the menus, the nutritional content of the menus may vary from the above limits. '''For all of these reasons, the Weight Control & Nutrition program should be viewed as a guide to sensible diet planning, rather than the "last say" about what you should eat.'''
For more information on the role that nutrition plays in your health, consult the references listed in the Bibliography.
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