Who is Akshay Reddy?
Akshay Reddy is an independent developer and the founder of TDEECalc. He builds and maintains TDEECalc for iPhone, a free calorie, macro and adaptive-TDEE app, and he builds privacy-first health apps. He also wrote the calculation engine behind this website and the pages on it.
He is a software developer, not a physician or registered dietitian. This site’s content is educational, drafted with AI assistance and checked by him against peer-reviewed sources, as described in the editorial policy. It has not yet had medical review.
What has he written here?
Main guides and tools:
- TDEE calculator and how TDEE is calculated
- What is TDEE?
- BMR calculator
- Adaptive TDEE
- How many calories should I eat?
- How much protein do I need?
- Calorie deficit guide
- Methodology and sources
How can I contact him?
Email saas.dashboard.ai@gmail.com for questions, corrections or feedback. App help is on the support page.