It may seem high, but I got the numbers more or less correct from the equation.
The minimum calories is your BMR... Your body spends that much just doing it's job, it doesn't include activities.
Quote:
if (gender=="male") {
bmr = eval(66 + (13.7 * weightkg) + (5 * heightcm) - (6.8 * age));
} else if (gender=="female") {
bmr = eval(655 + (9.6 * weightkg) + (1.8 * heightcm) - (4.7 * age));
}
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Source:
BMR Formula