Sources
Food and calorie estimates
Used by the calculator
Storing food at home
- BLE — Mixed-diet food stock table
- BBK — Preparing for crises and disasters
- BBK — Preparing for crises and disasters (Dortmund PDF mirror)
- BBK — Stocking food and water
- SPEK — Home Preparedness: Useful tips for disruptions and emergencies
- Suomi.fi — Preparing for incidents and crises
- Austrian Civil Protection Association — Household food stocks (municipal PDF mirror)
- Styrian Civil Protection Association — Food stocks
- Linz — Food-stock information brochure
- Swiss Federal Office for National Economic Supply — Kluger Rat: Notvorrat
- Swiss Federal Office for National Economic Supply — Emergency-stock brochure
- Swiss Federal Office for National Economic Supply — Emergency-stock calculator
- BWL / Agroscope — Household emergency-stock study
- HCPN Luxembourg — My emergency checklist
- HCPN Luxembourg — My Guide to Self-Sufficiency
- Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency — In case of crisis or war (EU-hosted PDF)
- Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency — In case of crisis or war
- Norwegian DSB — Household preparedness
- Norwegian DSB — Food to keep at home in a crisis
- Norwegian DSB — Preparedness brochure (Vindafjord PDF mirror)
- Norwegian DSB — Preparedness brochure (Bokmål)
- Danish public services — Prepared for crises
- Danish Emergency Management Agency — Prepared for crises (Danish PDF)
- Danish Emergency Management Agency — Prepared for crises (English PDF)
- Estonian Rescue Board — Emergency supplies
- Estonian Rescue Board — Be Prepared!
- Latvian Ministry of Defence — What to do in case of a crisis
- Lithuanian preparedness guide — If war or crisis comes, what should I do?
- Dutch NCTV — Emergency kit
- Dutch NCTV — Preparing for an emergency
- Belgian National Crisis Centre — Samen voorbereid
- French government — Preparing for an emergency
- French SGDSN — Tous responsables: Face aux risques, agissons
- UK government — Get prepared for emergencies
- Irish government — Be Emergency Ready (South Dublin PDF copy)
- Czech Ministry of the Interior — Household preparedness
- Czech Ministry of the Interior — Preparedness guide downloads
- Polish government — Safety Handbook
- FEMA Ready.gov — Food
- US CDC — Emergency supply kit
- American Red Cross — Survival kit supplies
- Public Safety Canada — Emergency kits
- Japanese Cabinet Office — Disaster-preparedness food stocks
- Japanese MAFF — Household food stocks
- Japanese MAFF — Food-stock guidebook
- New Zealand civil defence — Household supplies
- Get Ready Queensland — Emergency kit
- Jerusalem Post — Reporting on Israeli emergency-supply guidance
- BLE — Food stock table (unofficial PDF mirror)
- BWL — Kluger Rat: Notvorrat (Winterthur PDF mirror)
Calorie needs and nutrition
- EFSA — Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for energy (2013)
- Nordic Nutrition Recommendations — Energy (2023)
- NASEM — Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, chapter 7 (2023)
- Henry 2005, Table 13
- SACN 2011, Tables 18–19, pp. 104–105
- FAO/WHO/UNU 2004, ch. 5
- Oxford Brookes REF case study
- Pontzer et al. 2021, PMC
- Black et al. 1996, abstract
- FAO 2004, §5.4
- NASEM — Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, chapter 7 (legacy address)
- GlobalRPh — Estimated energy requirement equations (secondary calculator)
- Dr Chatterjee — Energy expenditure podcast
- Gretebeck et al. 1995, J Appl Physiol 78:2207, abstract
- Blanc et al. 1998, J Clin Endocrinol Metab 83:4289, abstract
- Speakman et al. 2023, Nature Metabolism 5:579, Table 1
- EU food information regulation — Annex XIII (UK-hosted text)
- EUR-Lex — Regulation on food information to consumers
- EU food information regulation — Article 32 (UK-hosted text)
- Nestle, Food Politics, 15 Aug 2011
- FDA, "Daily Value and Percent Daily Value" reference table, 2016
- Scientific American
- FAO 2004, ch. 6
- FAO 2004, ch. 7
Humanitarian food and nutrition guidance
- UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP and WHO — Food and Nutrition Needs in Emergencies
- Sphere 2018 FSN chapter PDF (CARE mirror of the official chapter)
- spherestandards.org handbook
- What is new guide
- Humanitarian Global — Summary of Sphere nutrition guidance
- WHO — Food and Nutrition Needs in Emergencies: publication record
- ENN fex/3/summary
- WHO — Management of nutrition in major emergencies: publication record
- WHO — Management of nutrition in major emergencies: report
- Emergency Nutrition Network — Management of nutrition in major emergencies
- FEWS NET Livelihoods Explorer
- Relief Central FOG, Food and Nutrition
- Food Security Cluster terminology glossary — WFP guidance quotations
- UNHCR / WFP — Emergency food and nutrition guidelines (legacy PDF)
- Emergency Nutrition Network — Derivation of emergency energy requirements
Military, maritime and shelter ration research
- MSC.218(82) PDF, USCG NAVCEN mirror
- IMO — Resolution MSC.218(82)
- ISO 18813:2006 PDF (US CFR incorporation-by-reference copy, law.resource.org)
- NSAI listing
- Justice Laws Canada
- iMariners — Lifeboat equipment summary
- Eurosul — Liferaft ration specification (commercial research reference)
- Lalizas — Liferaft ration specification (commercial research reference)
- USUHS — Military nutrition and survival rations, chapter 13
- Traveller RPG forum
- mreinfo forum
- National Research Council — New Generation Survival Ration: A Brief Report (catalogue)
- Royal Air Force emergency rations — Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (1954)
- Mendel University — Military ration research
- Vojenské rozhledy — Prepared food rations for the Czech armed forces
- NATO news 2024
- UK Ministry of Defence — Ration types: FOI response (2022)
- UK Parliament — Emergency rations: written answer (1999)
- civildefensemuseum.com, Community Fallout Shelter Supplies: Food
- Atomic Theater — Public Shelter Supplies film commentary
- DTIC — Further Studies on the Development of a Nutritionally Adequate Fallout Shelter Ration
- Texas A&M — An evaluation of the available energy provided by fallout shelter rations (catalogue)
- Swiss Federal Office for National Economic Supply — Emergency-stock calculator export
- swissinfo
- Swedish Food Agency — Food during heightened readiness (2021)
- Ramboll — How civil-defence shelters work
Underfeeding, health and personal needs
- Lieberman et al. — Short-term severe energy deprivation study (2017)
- NICE — Nutrition support for adults (CG32)
- Lieberman et al. (2017) — Europe PMC record
- Cahill — Survival in starvation (1998; PDF mirror)
- Owen et al. — Brain metabolism during fasting (1967)
- Cahill — Fuel metabolism in starvation (2006; PubMed record)
- Cahill and Veech — Ketoacids? Good medicine? (Scribd copy)
- Kerndt et al. — Fasting: the history, pathophysiology and complications (1982)
- Stewart and Fleming — Prolonged supervised fasting case report (1973)
- Scientific American — How long can a person survive without food?
- Wikipedia — Irish hunger strike (1981)
- BMJ — Hunger-strike discussion (1997)
- BMJ — Hunger-strike correspondence (PMC copy)
- Wikipedia — Minnesota Starvation Experiment
- Kalm and Semba — The Minnesota experiment: historical review (2005)
- Taylor et al. — Semi-starvation research (1957; Scilit record)
- NICE — Obesity guideline evidence review (NCBI Bookshelf)
- CORE — Low-calorie diet research summary
- Johansson et al. — Very-low-calorie diets and gallstones (2014)
- Spirt et al. — Gallstone formation during a low-calorie diet (research record)
- Lieberman et al. (2017) — PubMed record
- Montain and Young — Diet and physical performance (2003; AGRIS record)
- Institute of Medicine — Not Eating Enough: Overcoming Underconsumption of Military Operational Rations (1995)
- Military underfeeding study — PubMed record 10797147
- DTIC — Military underfeeding research, ADP010654
- Norwegian FFI — Military nutrition research report
- Institute of Medicine — Military Strategies for Sustainment of Nutrition and Immune Function in the Field (1999)
- Frontiers in Psychology — Military performance research review (2023)
- NATO STO — Military nutrition meeting paper, MP-HFM-134-33
- Mountain Tactical Institute — Underfeeding research summary
- Mehanna, Moledina and Travis — Refeeding syndrome (2008)
- Sanchez-Delgado et al. — Cold exposure and energy expenditure (2020; Zendy record)
- Public University of Navarre — Cold exposure research repository record
- Eyolfson et al. — Shivering thermogenesis study (2001; PubMed record)
- Institute of Medicine — Nutritional Needs in Cold and High-Altitude Environments, chapter 15 (1996)
- Blondin et al. — Cold-induced thermogenesis (2015)
- Rossi et al. — Paediatric fasting and hypoglycaemia review (2022)
- Wikipedia — Ketotic hypoglycaemia
- Isfahan University — Paediatric metabolism teaching slides
- Nutraceuticals World — Summary of EFSA energy references
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding energy references — Research table (PMC3599359)
- ACP Diabetes Monthly — Diabetes medicines and ketoacidosis research summary
- British Journal of Diabetes — Diabetes and fasting review
- Diabetes medicines and fasting — PubMed record 33824816
- The Hospitalist — Diabetes management during Ramadan
- The Hospitalist — Intermittent fasting in patients with diabetes
- Healthify NZ — Diabetes and Ramadan
- Calorie restriction and muscle protein synthesis — Research article (PMC4420900)
- Ageing, protein and muscle — Research article (PMC6834432)
- News-Medical — Murphy trial: protein and fasting in older adults (2026)
- Calorie restriction, exercise and muscle protein synthesis — Research article (PMC4625812)
Attentat dans un lieu public (dernière relecture le 25/10/2026)
- My Guide to 72 Hours of Self-Sufficiency (HCPN, October 2026): terrorist threatofficiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Vigilnat, good reflexes (page dated 11 August 2021)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Vigilnat alert levels (page dated 5 March 2026)officiel
- France: Tous responsables, face aux risques, agissons (SGDSN, November 2025)
- Australian Government, nationalsecurity.gov.au: What to do in an attack (Escape. Hide. Tell.)
- Ready.gov (FEMA): Attacks in crowded and public spaces
- FEMA V-1000: Be prepared for an active shooter
- Sweden: In case of crisis or war (MCF, English PDF)
- Poland: Safety handbook (RCB, English PDF)
Cyberattaque / arnaque (dernière relecture le 25/10/2026)
- My Guide to 72 Hours of Self-Sufficiency (HCPN, October 2026): cyberattacks and what to do if you are a victimofficiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Preventative behaviour (cyber), page dated 17 June 2020officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Information for the public in a cyber crisisofficiel
- Romania: population preparedness guide (DSU with the national cyber directorate, English PDF)
- Poland: Safety handbook (RCB, English PDF)
- Estonia: Be prepared (Rescue Board, English PDF)
- Finland: Preparedness guide (suomi.fi)
- Sweden: In case of crisis or war (MCF, English PDF)
Nous devons quitter la maison (dernière relecture le 25/10/2026)
- My Guide to 72 Hours of Self-Sufficiency (HCPN, October 2026)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Evacuation from a nuclear zone (page dated 17 June 2020)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Evacuation and reception centres (page dated 2 March 2023)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Before a power cut (evacuation kit and utility shut-offs, page dated 14 November 2022)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: In the event of an evacuation during the winter monthsofficiel
- 72 Hours (Czech Ministry of the Interior): evacuation, door note and evacuation bag
- Samen voorbereid (Belgian National Crisis Centre, 2026): evacuation and pets
- Be Prepared! (Estonian Rescue Board): evacuation and the evacuation bag
- Safety Handbook (Poland, 2025): evacuation
- Get Prepared (Public Safety Canada): evacuation orders
Inondation (dernière relecture le 25/10/2026)
- My Guide to 72 Hours of Self-Sufficiency (HCPN, October 2026)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Rain, behaviour to adopt (page dated 16 May 2025)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: In the event of a flood during a power cut (page dated 17 June 2020)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Government crisis management plan in the event of extreme weather and flooding (public version, January 2025)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Drinking water, behaviour to adopt (page dated 24 August 2023)officiel
- lu-alert.lu: Environment, behavioural advice (flooding)officiel
- Vorsorgen für Krisen und Katastrophen (German BBK, October 2025)
- Safety Handbook (Polish MON, MSWiA and RCB, 2025)
- Tous responsables: face aux risques, agissons (French SGDSN, November 2025)
- Ready.gov (FEMA): Floods (page updated 17 October 2024)
- Get Prepared (Public Safety Canada): floods, before, during and after
Canicule (dernière relecture le 25/10/2026)
- infocrise.public.lu: Heat (behaviour by alert level, page dated 22 June 2026)officiel
- My Guide to 72 Hours of Self-Sufficiency (HCPN, October 2026)officiel
- LU-Alert: Weather (behavioural advice, points to the infocrise heat page)officiel
- Get Prepared (Public Safety Canada): extreme heat
- Get Ready (Australia): heatwaves, heat-stroke signs and first aid
- Ready.gov (FEMA): Extreme heat
Pas d'eau, ou eau non potable (dernière relecture le 25/10/2026)
- My Guide to 72 Hours of Self-Sufficiency (HCPN, October 2026)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Drinking water, behaviour to adopt (page dated 24 August 2023)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Drinking water safety during a power cut (page dated 24 August 2023)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Emergency kit (PDF, undated)officiel
- 72 Hours: How to Prepare for Crisis Situations and Overcome Them Together (Czech Ministry of the Interior, 2025)
- What to do in a crisis situation: Be Prepared! (Estonian Rescue Board)
- Preparing for incidents and crises (Suomi.fi, Finnish Ministry of the Interior)
- Home Preparedness: useful tips for disruptions and emergencies (72 hours, SPEK, January 2025)
- In case of crisis or war (Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, November 2024)
- Get Prepared (Public Safety Canada): emergency water and food safety
Alerte nucléaire (dernière relecture le 25/10/2026)
- My Guide to 72 Hours of Self-Sufficiency (HCPN, October 2026)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Taking potassium iodide tablets (updated 20 October 2026)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Information and communication in a nuclear emergency (FAQ, updated 21 October 2026)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Warning the population (siren signals, updated 22 October 2026)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Taking shelter (page dated 17 June 2020)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Simple actions during a radioactive cloud (page dated 17 June 2020)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Protecting food supplies (page dated 17 June 2020)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Evacuation from a nuclear zone (page dated 17 June 2020)officiel
- lu-alert.lu: Sirens (signals, meanings and test schedule)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: What to do in the event of a nuclear alert? (brochure, 2014 edition; its siren signals are superseded)officiel
- BBK (Germany): Vorsorgen für Krisen und Katastrophen, shelter by hazard
- Suomi.fi (Finnish Ministry of the Interior): Preparing for incidents and crises, radiation hazards
- Get Prepared (Public Safety Canada): radiological and nuclear emergencies
Panne de courant (dernière relecture le 25/10/2026)
- My Guide to 72 Hours of Self-Sufficiency (HCPN, October 2026)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: During a power cut (page dated 14 November 2022)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: After a power cutofficiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Food safety during a power cutofficiel
- Get Prepared (Public Safety Canada): power outages, generators and reconnection
- Ready.gov (FEMA): Power outages
La sirène sonne (dernière relecture le 25/10/2026)
- My Guide to 72 Hours of Self-Sufficiency (HCPN, October 2026)officiel
- lu-alert.lu: Sirens (signals, meanings and test schedule)officiel
- lu-alert.lu: Behavioural advice in an emergencyofficiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Information and communication in a nuclear emergency (FAQ, updated 21 October 2026)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Warning the population (siren signals, updated 22 October 2026)officiel
- Suomi.fi (Finnish Ministry of the Interior): Preparing for incidents and crises, sheltering indoors
- BBK (Germany): Vorsorgen für Krisen und Katastrophen, shelter by hazard
- 72 Hours (Czech Ministry of the Interior): sheltering in a solid building
Tempête (dernière relecture le 25/10/2026)
- My Guide to 72 Hours of Self-Sufficiency (HCPN, October 2026)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Wind, behaviour to adopt (page dated 16 May 2025)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Thunderstorm, behaviour to adopt (page dated 10 August 2023)officiel
- infocrise.public.lu: Government crisis management plan in the event of extreme weather and flooding (public version, January 2025)officiel
- Tous responsables: face aux risques, agissons (French SGDSN, November 2025)
- Samen voorbereid (Belgian National Crisis Centre, October 2026)
- 72 Hours: How to Prepare for Crisis Situations and Overcome Them Together (Czech Ministry of the Interior, 2025)
- Get Prepared (Public Safety Canada): thunderstorms, hailstorms and power outages
Alertes et sirènes (dernière relecture le 25/10/2026)
Mental (dernière relecture le 25/10/2026)
- My Guide to 72 Hours of Self-Sufficiency (HCPN, October 2026), 'Need to talk?'officiel
- Hobfoll et al., Five essential elements of immediate and mid-term mass trauma intervention, Psychiatry 2007
- WHO, War Trauma Foundation, World Vision: Psychological First Aid, Guide for Field Workers, 2011
- WHO: Doing What Matters in Times of Stress, 2020