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A Simple Calorie Calculator using Php

Submitted by may ann on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 12:10.
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This is a simple calorie calculator using php, this program calculates how many calorie you need each day in order to maintain your weight! This program uses swith case method.
  1. <?php
  2.         $age=$_POST['age'];
  3.         $weight=$_POST['weight'];
  4.         $height = $_POST['height'];
  5.         $calories="0.0215183";
  6.         $gender=$_POST['gender'];
  7.                
  8.         switch ($gender){
  9.                 case 'Female':
  10.                 $gender= 655 + (9.6 * $weight ) + (1.8 * $height) - (4.7 * $age);
  11.                 echo "<p>Your estimated daily metabolic rate is $gender </p>";
  12.                 echo "<p>This means that you need rouhgly $gender calories a day to maintain your current weight.</p>";
  13.  
  14.         break;
  15.                 case 'Male':
  16.                 $gender=66 + (13.7 *$weight) + (5 * $height) - (6.8 * $age);
  17.                 echo "<p>Your estimated daily metabolic rate is $gender </p>";
  18.                 echo "<p>This means that you need rouhgly $gender calories a day to maintain your current weight.</p>";
  19.                                                        
  20.         }
  21. ?>

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Tags
php
Calorie Calculator
case method

Comments

I think there may be a mistake in your code for the male metabolic rate in the switch. This code really helped me thank you.

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