macrouse v2.1.0

Installation

$ yarn add macrouse

Usage

Running the app

import Macrouse from 'macrouse';

const userData = {
  weight: 70,
  height: 180,
  age: 38,
  gender: 'male',
  exercise: 'low',
};
const macrouse = new Macrouse(userData);

const macros = {
  fat: '50%',
  protein: '20%',
  carbs: '30%',
};
macrouse.distributeMacros(macros);

Documentation

Macrouse (class)

constructor({ weight, height, age, gender, exercise })

weight(weight)

Sets the user weight.

height(height)

Sets the user height.

age(age)

Sets the user age.

gender(gender)

Sets the user gender.

exercise(exercise)

Sets the user exercise.

bmr()

Gets the BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) for the configured user using the Harris-Benedict equation.

tee()

Gets de TEE (Total Energy Expenditure) for the configured user.

distributeMacros(macros)

Distributes the macros so that the total of the calories matches the calculated TEE.

Input data may have different formats. The user can provide:

• The percentages for each macro to calculate the grams values. E.g.:

macros = {
  fat: '50%',
  protein: '20%',
  carbs: '30%',
}

or

macros = {
  fat: '70%',
  protein: '30%',
}

• The value for one macro and the percentages for the remaining macros.

macros = {
  fat: '70%',
  protein: '30%',
  carbs: 50,
}

• The value for two macros.

macros = {
  carbs: 30,
  protein: 140,
}