Question

The 2,100 calorie eating plan for the DASH diet recommends no more than 6% of calories from saturated fat. What percent of calories in this one-day DASH diet menu come from saturated fat?

a) 2%
b) 4%
c) 6%
d) 8%

Answer 1

Without specific details on the total saturated fat in calories for the one-day DASH diet menu, we can't calculate the exact percentage. The DASH guidelines limit saturated fat to no more than 6% of total calories, so if the menu conforms, it would be 6% or less according to the DASH diet's recommendation.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine what percent of calories in a one-day DASH diet menu come from saturated fat, we would need specific information about the total number of calories coming from saturated fat in the menu. However, without that information in the provided question, we cannot give an exact percentage.

The DASH diet recommends that no more than 6% of the total daily calories come from saturated fats. With a 2,100 calorie eating plan, this would mean a maximum of 126 calories from saturated fat (since 6% of 2,100 is 126). If the menu adheres to the DASH guidelines, we can expect it to be at 6% or less.

According to the information provided generally, the American Heart Association recommends that fewer than 10% of your daily calories come from saturated fat. Given the lack of specific numbers from the menu itself, we cannot determine the exact percentage but can infer that the DASH compliant menu should be meeting the recommendation of less than 10% saturated fat if it adheres to the guidelines.