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How much is a person's daily fat requirement?

  • 02-06-2006 1:58pm
    #1
    Dudess
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    This is something I really haven't a clue of so just wondering how much it is in grams. I know it depends on how much fat you need to lose but just say you have no excess body fat - what would your daily fat requirement be then? Is it not as simple as that?:confused::)


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  • #2
    t-ha
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    It depends on your caloric requirements and the nature of those caloric requirements. I would say a good rule of thumb for most people is to let fats supply the calories for 1/3 of your base metabolic requirement. Then feed extra activities with carbs.

    For me that would work out at BMR = 2,056 kcal
    from fat (divide BMR by 3) = 685 kcal
    grams of fat (kcal divided by 9) = 76g fat

    that fat should be a roughly equal spread of saturated, mono & poly-unsaturated fat.

    Bear in mind that the way people divide up their diet like this (protein fat carbs) is HIGHLY variable between different trainees, but most people these days are advocating a decent amount of fat (form healthy sources of course!) in the diet. More specifically, low fat diets are being rightly slammed!


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