Is Douglas A Child Aged 2-3?

This post considers the possible outcomes for Douglas implementing his stated dietary objectives:

“And my target diet now is balanced calories, no net gain/deficit, and 33% of calories from each food group” from:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/balance-very-few-carbs-diet-effective.54025/

So Douglas is aiming for a sustained intake of 33%carbohydrates, 33% protein and 33% fat.

To consider the possible outcomes it is necessary to make some assumptions regarding Douglas’s gender, age and level of physical activity. The following Table shows estimated amounts of daily calories needed to maintain energy balance for various gender and age groups at three different levels of physical activity. The estimates are rounded to the nearest 200 calories and were determined using the Institute of Medicine equation. The Table is from

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/estimated-calorie-requirement

Gender	Age (years)	Sedentary	Moderately Active	Active
Child	2-3	1,000	1,000-1,400	1,000-1,400
Female	4-8 9-13 14-18 19-30 31-50 51+	1,200 1,600 1,800 2,000 1,800 1,600	1,400-1,600 1,600-2,000 2,000 2,000-2,200 2,000 1,800	1,400-1,800 1,800-2,200 2,400 2,400 2,200 2,000-2,200
Male	4-8 9-13 14-18 19-30 31-50 51+	1,400 1,800 2,200 2,400 2,200 2,000	1,400-1,600 1,800-2,200 2,400-2,800 2,600-2,800 2,400-2,600 2,200-2,400	1,600-2,000 2,000-2,600 2,800-3,200 3,000 2,800-3,000 2,400-2,800

4 calories per 1 gm of carbohydrate, 4 calories per 1 gm of protein and 9 calories per 1 gm of fat. 

Assuming a sedentary child aged 2-3 and a sedentary male aged 51+, the following dietary intakes can be calculated (It should be apparent how the intakes for other genders, ages and levels of activity can be calculated).

Gender	gm per day Carbohydrate	gm per day Protein	gm per day Fat
Sedentary Child Age 2-3	83	83	37
Sedentary Male Age 51+	166	166	74

The reader can assess the suitability or otherwise such a dietary intake would be for a diabetic. However, it does open the possibility that Douglas is a child aged 2-3.

John