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Created November 12, 2020 15:27
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BMI program for Beginner Bootcamp
const age = 31 // age
const gender = 'm' // 'm' or 'f'
const heightInM = 1.79 // height in m
const weightInKg = 82 // weight in kg
const dailyExercise = true // true or false
console.log(`
**************
BMI CALCULATOR
**************
age: ${age}
gender: ${gender}
height: ${heightInM}
weight: ${weightInKg}
Do you exercise daily?: ${dailyExercise}
`)
console.log(`
****************
FACING THE FACTS
****************
`)
const bmi = weightInKg / (heightInM * heightInM)
console.log(`Your BMI is ${Math.round(bmi)}` )
const idealWeight = 22.5 * (heightInM * heightInM)
console.log(`Your ideal weight according to 19th century standards is ${Math.round(idealWeight)} kg`)
const gendermodifier = gender === 'm' ? 5 : -161
const bmr = 10 * weightInKg + 6.25 * (heightInM * 100) - 5 * age + gendermodifier
console.log(`Your basal metabolic rate is ${Math.round(bmr)} calories`)
const exerciseModifier = dailyExercise === true ? 1.5 : 1.2
const caloriesPerDay = bmr * exerciseModifier
console.log(`With your level of exercise you burn ${Math.round(caloriesPerDay)} calories`)
const weightDifferenceToIdealWeight = idealWeight - weightInKg
const dietWeeks = Math.abs(weightDifferenceToIdealWeight / 0.5)
const dietModifier = weightDifferenceToIdealWeight < 0 ? -500 : 500
const dietCaloriesPerDay = caloriesPerDay + dietModifier
console.log(`
*********
Diet Plan
*********
If you want to get to your ideal weight:
Eat ${Math.round(dietCaloriesPerDay)} calories a day for ${Math.round(dietWeeks)} weeks
`)
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