Basal Metabolic Rate (Mifflin-St Jeor)

Resting daily energy expenditure (Mifflin-St Jeor).

How to use

Call with the inputs below. Boolean inputs are optional (absent = false). Returns the value, an interpretation, and a breakdown. Deterministic — no network call.

Parameters

Name	Type		Description
sex	enum(male \| female)	required	Biological sex
age	number	required	Age — unit: years
height_cm	number	required	Height — unit: cm
weight_kg	number	required	Weight — unit: kg

Example input

{
  "sex": "female",
  "age": 35,
  "height_cm": 165,
  "weight_kg": 65
}

Example output

{
  "calculator": "Basal Metabolic Rate (Mifflin-St Jeor)",
  "category": "General",
  "value": "1345 kcal/day",
  "interpretation": "Basal metabolic rate. Multiply by an activity factor (1.2–1.9) for total daily energy.",
  "severity": "info",
  "references": [
    "Mifflin MD et al. 1990"
  ]
}

Call it (MCP tools/call)

{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "calc_bmr_mifflin",
    "arguments": {
      "sex": "female",
      "age": 35,
      "height_cm": 165,
      "weight_kg": 65
    }
  }
}

Endpoint: POST https://clinical-mcp.mcharge.in/mcp (Streamable HTTP).

References

Mifflin MD et al. 1990