The Road to Wellville
The Postum Cereal Company
Daily Caloric Requirements
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Daily Caloric Requirements


WOMEN

Total Calories per Day
In bed twenty-four hours
1600-1800
Work chiefly done sitting (Milliners, stenographers, teachers, machine operators)
2000-2200
Work involving standing, walking, or manual labor (Cooks, housekeepers, waitresses)
2200-2500
Work developing muscular strength (Laundresses, institutional cooks)
2500-3000

MEN

Total Calories per Day
In bed twenty-four hours
1600-1800
Work chiefly done sitting (Tailors, bookkeepers, teachers, shoemakers)
2200-2800
Work chiefly done standing or walking (Carpenters, mail carriers)
2700-3000
Work developing muscular strength (Farmers, masons, blacksmiths)
3000-3500
Work requiring severe effort (Lumbermen, excavators, stevedores)
4000-6000