Saturated Fat Recommendations

michael_hatten
michael_hatten Posts: 34 Member
edited October 2016 in Food and Nutrition
I use MFP to track my saturated fat intake. The American Heart Association recommends no more than about 16 grams of fat for a 2000 calorie diet. MFP sets my goal at 29 grams. Does anyone know why MFP sets the limit so much higher?

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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited October 2016
    US Dietary Guidelines have sat fat at less than 10% of calories per day, which is what MFP seems to use.* AHA is lower, as you noticed--5-6% as a limit.

    *At least, that's what it is for me, and I didn't change the default. That would be about 22 g for 2000 calories and 29 g for 2600 calories.

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