Question

According to the American Heart Association, in a healthy diet, how much percent of total daily calories should be from fats?

Answer 1

Hi There Layibbs!

Should be a maximum of Fat has the most calories of all the nutrients: 9 calories per gram. In a healthy diet, about 30 percent of total daily calories should come from fat. This means eating about 50 to 80 grams of fat each day.

Answer 2

The answer is

5 to 6 percent of total calories

Step-by-step explanation:

According to American Heart Association, a heart patient must limit saturated fat and trans fat and replace them with the monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. If a person suffering from heart diseases need to lower his blood cholesterol, he must reduce saturated fat to no more than 5 to 6 percent of total calories. For someone eating 2,000 calories a day, that’s about 13 grams of saturated fat.