Low Fat Dietary Guide To Aid In The Management Of Skin Cancer
Step Two: Determining The Grams Of Fat You Should Consume
Once you have estimated
your daily calorie requirement, you can easily
calculate the daily
number of grams of fat that you may consume to reach the goal of 20%
of your total calorie intake from fat. Using our example of a
5’9” man of medium build requiring 2300 calories per day, we simply use
the following formula:
2300
calories/day x 20% = 460 calories from fat/day
460
calories from fat/day ÷ 9 calories/ gram of fat* = 51 grams of fat/day
* Fat is a very dense
metabolic fuel and provides over twice the number of calories per gram
than either carbohydrate or protein.
Thus, the man in our
example should consume no more than 51 grams of fat per day if he is to
achieve his goal of 20% of his total calorie intake from fat.
Alternatively, you may refer to Appendix III (see
below) where we have provided the calculated values in tabular form
for you.
Appendix III
Fat Gram Goal Equal
to 20% of Total Calories
Calorie
Level (Intake)
Grams of Fat
Equal to 20% of Calories
1200
1300
27
29
1400
1500
31
33
1600
1700
36
38
1800
1900
40
42
2000
2100
44
47
2200
2300
49
51
2400
2500
53
56
2600
2700
58
60
2800
2900
62
64
3000
3200
67
71
3500
78
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