Abs min fat required

takumaku

Hello Board,

I believe it has been posted before, however I can not find the thread. Therefore, I feel the need to ask.

What is the absolute minimal fat a person requires? I am not advocating a person should strive for the minimal. I would like to be informed for educational purposes.

Thanks

Kagami_Taiga

Think the question should be what's the max fat % allowed.

I've heard it to be 7%. But that's for someone with very little muscle mass in that area. You can build up you abs and make them visible at maybe 10%, but that's at a big push I think.

Kagami_Taiga

Sorry, thought you meant abs, as in muscle. Emm, for a guy I think 2-5% is the essential limit.

Chief_Rocka

4-6% would be considered essential bodyfat for a male.

And that's really just the bare essentials, you would expect to be more excited by a picture of chocolate cake than a nude woman.

takumaku

I thank everyone who has responded and appreciate it. I do apologize for the confusion.

By absolute minimal, I am referring to the absolute minimal amount of fat one should be ingesting on a daily bases.

MoreBean13

I thank everyone who has responded and appreciate it. I do apologize for the confusion.

By absolute minimal, I am referring to the absolute minimal amount of fat one should be ingesting on a daily bases.

Ohhh, DIETARY fat. I don't know what the absolute minimum is, but I know I don't want to be anywhere near it. Dietary fat does not make you fat- it's very satiating and biologically necessary, not to mention delicious. A healthy amount is around 0.35-0.38grams per lb body weight, daily.

zaph0d

zaph0d

I thank everyone who has responded and appreciate it. I do apologize for the confusion.

By absolute minimal, I am referring to the absolute minimal amount of fat one should be ingesting on a daily bases.

Oh, whoops, I replied too soon. Minimum dietary fat is often specified as .35g per lb of body weight.

Sarauk2sf

It depends on the activity level and there really is no agreed upon minimum. A general recommendation is a minimum of 0.3g per lb of total which is usually not too far off the WHO recommendation which is generally for a sedentary person at a 2,000/2,500 calorie diet who is within a healthy weight range.

Will post WHO recommendations.

takumaku

I thank everyone for the information. I am in complete agreement. Dietary fat does not make one fat. ^_^

Madelinew22

my diet consists of 40% fat healthy fat mostly

takumaku

It depends on the activity level and there really is no agreed upon minimum. A general recommendation is a minimum of 0.3g per lb of total which is usually not too far off the WHO recommendation which is generally for a sedentary person at a 2,000/2,500 calorie diet who is within a healthy weight range.

Will post WHO recommendations.

I thank you for the WHO suggestion. I searched their website and found some information.

Based on a 2100 calorie requirement, WHO recommends, as I am interpreting the research, the absolute minimal.
• 10 to 12 % in form of protein ('all').
• 17 % in form of fat for most ... 30-40% for young children ... and 20% for pregnant and lactacting women

source: http://www.who.int/entity/diseasecontrol_emergencies/publications/idhe_2009_london_malnutrition_fenn.pdf