HOW MUCH FAT SHOULD YOU EAT PER DAY?
In a healthy adult diet, the dietary reference intake is a minimum of 20% to a maximum of 35% of your energy needs from fat.
This equates to about 75-77 grams if you eat 2,000 calories in a day.
Preferably, no more than 10% of your energy requirement comes from saturated fat.
Monounsaturated fat: 15%-20%
Polyunsaturated fat: 5%-10%
Saturated fat: less than 10%
Trans fat: 0%
Cholesterol: less than 300 mg per day
We know too much fat can kill you, we all know that.
Our body stores these in, basically, anywhere--it’s disgusting, isn’t it? Under the skin, around the waist, in the liver, pancreas, and heart.
When stored in these areas, they cause a number of diseases from chronic inflammation to cardiovascular diseases.
But did you know too little fat is also harmful?
A lack of essential fatty acids can cause the following:
Decreased ability to learn ; Neurological disorders
Hair loss
Stunt growth
Infertility
Poor eyesight
Weakened immune system
Kidney and liver damage
Poor wound healing
If decreasing fat intake is part of your diet, the stored fat is first used but deficiency may be a consequence. You may also feel cold more often because the insulation layer is missing.
















