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Fats
and Food Tables
Table
3: Recommended Amounts of Saturated Fat and Total Fat
| If
you eat this many calories a day... |
| Calories |
1,200 |
1,500 |
1,800 |
2,000 |
2,500 |
| ...This
is the recommended amount of fat for each day: |
| Saturated
Fat*, in grams |
12 |
15 |
18 |
20 |
25 |
| Total
Fat**, in grams |
40 |
50 |
60 |
65 |
80 |
*Amounts
are equal to 9 percent of total calories; the recommendation
is to eat less than 10 percent of total calories as saturated
fat. Remember, 1 gram of fat is equal to 9 calories.
**Amounts are equal to 30 percent of total calories (rounded
down to the nearest 5); the recommendation is to eat this
much or less.
Note: On average, women consume about 1,800 calories a
day and men consume about 2,500 calories a day.
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