Describe the dietary recommendations for fat intake from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the American Heart Association

Answer 1

Dietary Recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans:
• Keep total fat intake between 20 to 35 percent of calories, with most fats coming from sources of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, such as fish, nuts, and vegetable oils.
• When selecting and preparing meat, poultry, dry beans, and milk or milk products, make choices that are lean, low-fat, or fat-free.
• Consume less than 10 percent of calories as saturated fat with an ultimate goal of limiting saturated fat intake to less than 7 percent of calories, replacing these calories with those from monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fatty acids.
• Limit dietary cholesterol to less than 300 mg per day (and less than 200 mg per day in persons at high risk for heart disease or diabetes).
• Keep trans fatty acid consumption as low as possible, especially by limiting foods that contain synthetic sources of trans fats, such as partially hydrogenated oils.
• Reduce intake of solid fats (major sources of saturated and trans fatty acids).
• Consume two 4-ounce servings of seafood per week as a source of omega-3 fatty acids.