The AHA recommends that fat intake should be no more than 0.30 of daily calories (cal).

Question

A. If a person consumes 2,310calories (cal) per day, how many cal of fat should the person consume?

 

 

B. If there are 9cal per gram of fat, how many grams of fat should the person consume per day?

Answer 1

Hi Lynn,

 

The calories of fat will be the given total daily calories times the given daily fat portion:

    (2,310)(0.30) = 693 calories of fat

 

The grams of fat will be the calories of fat divided by the number of calories per gram of fat:

    693/9 = 77 grams of fat

 

Thanks for submitting these questions & glad to help.

 

God bless, Jordan.