Unsaturated Fats..?
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Alishaxmarie
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Why are the targets for polyunsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats set so low? (For me they are 0.) I thought these were the "good" fats and that a certain amount was therefore good for you, to an extent..?
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I was wondering the same thing. I'd like to know what's a good amount to aim for with polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. My saturated fat goal is 19g a day, but MFP leaves the others at 0. My macros are set to 30protein/30fat/40carbs. Hopefully there will be some feedback on this.0
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I just read that you should consume no more than 10% of saturated fats of your total calorie intake, then rest of the fat should be unsaturated fats.
So your intake is 1380, 10% of that is 138 calories, divide it by 9 which is about 15g of saturated fat. So say if you had a 30% fat intake you should get at least 31g of unsaturated fat.
You will have to research which fat is the best; poly or mono and decide which one you want to consume the most, otherwise, just split them in half.0 -
Thank you very much Zichu; I'll definitely have to research the difference between poly- and mono- unsaturated fats lol0
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Thanks, Zichu! I'll be doing some more research too.0
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