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For people with healthy cholesterol levels, eating a moderate amount of dairy products (up to 200 grams per day), whether low or full-fat, may not negatively affect their heart disease risk.
Eating too much saturated fat can lead to the build-up of LDL (aka “bad”) cholesterol, which contributes to cardiovascular problems. Saturated fat should account for less than 10% of your ...
Saturated fat--Starting at age 2, less than 10% of calories per day; Sodium--Less than 2,300 milligrams per day, and even less for children younger than age 14; Alcoholic beverages--Adults of legal drinking age can choose not to drink or to limit their alcoholic intake to 2 drinks or less in a day for men and 1 drink or less in a day for women ...
alpha-Linolenic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid (polyunsaturated) (A type of fat) 1.6 g/day 1.1 g/day Vegetable oils: (Linseed oil , hemp oil , canola oil), chia seed, hemp seed, walnut, soybeans: Trans fatty acids (A type of fat) As low as possible [20] Partially hydrogenated fat, margarine: Saturated fatty acids (A type of fat)
Women need, on average, 1800–2200 kilocalories (kcal) a day whereas children need 1500–2000 kcal and men 2200–2700 kcal. [2] In March 2009, the European Food Safety Authority published its opinion on intake levels for Europe and they were consistent with numbers behind the GDAs developed in the UK.
The National Academy of Medicine recommends that adults get 1.1 to 1.6 grams of omega-3s per day to ensure nutritional adequacy. “Aim for two servings of fatty fish (8 to 12 ounces) each week ...
The recommended adequate intake of sodium is 1,500 milligrams (3.9 g salt) per day, and people over 50 need even less." [13] The Daily Value for potassium, 4,700 mg per day, was based on a study of men who were given 14.6 g of sodium chloride per day and treated with potassium supplements until the frequency of salt sensitivity was reduced to 20%.
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