Estimated Mean per Capita Energy Requirements for Planning Emergency Food Aid Rations -- Copyright -- Preface -- CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- 1 Background -- PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE -- MOTIVATION FOR THE SCOPE CHOSEN -- 2 Estimating Energy Requirements of Refugee and Other Populations Requiring Food Aid -- HISTORICAL VIEW OF ENERGY RECOMMENDATIONS -- ESTIMATING ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF INDIVIDUALS -- Determinants of Energy Requirements -- Basal Metabolic Rate -- Physical Activity -- Estimating Activity Levels of Refugees and Displaced Persons -- Energy Requirements for Growth, Pregnancy, and Lactation -- ESTIMATING ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF POPULATIONS -- Theoretical Approach: Calculating the Estimated Mean per Capita Energy Requirement -- Calculation of the Committee's EMPCER for Use in Emergency Situations -- Impact of Changing Underlying Assumptions for Adjustment of the EMPCER -- Demographic Distribution -- Body Size -- Physical Activity Level -- Adjustment for Breastfeeding -- Adjustment for Recovery from Malnutrition and for Cold Environments -- 3 Summary and Recommendations -- References -- Appendix USAID's Request to the Committee -- MEMORANDUM FROM SAMUEL G. KAHN DATED 7 SEPTEMBER 1994 -- MEMORANDUM FROM TOM MARCHIONE DATED 7 SEPTEMBER 1994 -- Background -- Issue -- Request for Professional Determination.