How many grams of fat do you consume on an average day Check

How many grams of fat do you consume on an average day (Check intake and DRI Goals Compared)? How many k calories does this represent? (Remember, 1 gram of fat contributes 9 k calories.) grams of fat times kcal = ____ kcal What percentage of your total energy is contributed by fat? Calories from fat/Total calories from 3 day average = kcal = x 100 = _______%

Solution

1. When consuming 1600 calorie diet for a day we need 35 to 62 grams of fat and we need 44 to 78 grams of fat if we are eating 2000 calorie diet for a day. (20-30% calories come from fat) I consume 2500 calorie diet on an avg. Of which fat contributes 83 gm.

.2. 83 gm of fat × 9 k.cal= 747 k cal.

3. 747/2500= 0.298 k.cal×100= 29.8 % (approx. As pervDRI goals).