2007-01-09 06:46:29 · 6 answers · asked by eg_the_mex_from_bryan_tex 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
that depends on your caloric intake for the day. you should be getting at least 20% of your daily calories from healthy fats.
if you are eating 1800 cals a day that's:
1800 - 20% = 360 calories or 40 grams of fat
2007-01-09 06:53:59 · answer #1 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An usual character on a 2000 calorie vitamin demands approximately sixty four grams of fats. 15 isn't sufficient on your frame, despite the fact that you're on a diminish calorie vitamin. Contrary to fashionable perception, fats is among the 3 important macronutrients that your frame demands to position. Fat does now not make you "fats". Your frame honestly demands a few of that to be saturated fats as good. Talk with a registered dietician approximately matters, since having too little fats can honestly be unhealthy on your frame as good.
2016-09-03 19:03:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's the deal with fat: Not all fat is bad for you. While it's true that trans fats are the mother of all dietary evil and saturated fat should be kept to a minimum, there are two types of fat your body needs: monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. They help your body metabolize certain vitamins like Vitamin E, they help you lose weight (really, they do) and they help raise your "good" cholesterol levels while lowering your "bad" cholesterol levels.
If most of your fat intake is mono-and/or-polyunsaturated, your fat intake should constitute anywhere from 30% to 40% of your total calories. So let's say you're on a 2,000 calorie per day diet. 30% is 600 calories and 40% is 800 calories. Since fat is 9 calories per gram, you would need roughly 70g to 90g of fat in your diet per day.
Best sources for mono-and-polyunsaturated fats are: avocadoes, eggs, fish, fish oil, flax seed, flax seed oil, nuts (any kind), olive oil, and certain plant oils like canola oil.
2007-01-09 06:57:43 · answer #3 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
60 grams is recommended for an adult. Personally, I watch what I eat, but only bother counting calories (2000 day).
2007-01-09 06:51:21 · answer #4 · answered by Bradley P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of fat are we talking about here. Saturated fat is something you should stay away from. Monounsaturated fat is something you should get plenty of.
2007-01-09 06:56:53 · answer #5 · answered by Ben B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
30 or less if you want to lose weight
2007-01-09 06:53:38 · answer #6 · answered by Tweet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋