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Are You at Risk for Heart Disease?
Monitoring Your Fat Intake
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Monitoring Your Fat Intake

High cholesterol is a major contributor to heart disease and the best way to limit the total cholesterol in your diet is to limit your intake of fat. So how do you know how much is enough?

The rule of thumb is to limit your fat intake to 30 percent of your calorie intake. The tool below calculates a very general recommended daily calorie intake then performs the math for you so you can see how many grams of fat you should be taking in a day.

1. How active is your lifestyle?

2. Enter your current weight:

3. Click here:

Limit your caloric intake to:

Limit calories from fat to:

Grams of fat allowed:

These results do not and cannot replace the advice given to you by your doctor. Recommendations will fluctuate depending on the individual and on circumstances, such as whether you are currently at a desirable weight, or are trying to gain or lose weight.

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