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All about fat
Posted on Aug 6th 2007 9:15PM by Martha EdwardsFiled Under: Nutrition & Supplements
Fat is an essential part of a diet, but it's also a dieter's worst nightmare. Want to know the facts about fat? Here are 5 things that Fitsugar thinks you should know:
- There are 9 calories in a gram of fat, compared to 4 calories in protein and carbs. So fat has more than double the calories of protein
- It's recommended that between 20% and 35% of your calories is from fat. So, in a 2000-calorie diet, that's 44-77 g a day
- However, saturated fats should only account for 10% of your calories a day.
- A pound of body fat burns 2 calories a day, and a pound of muscle burns 50. That's why strength training is so important in weight loss!
- Fats are an important part of your body, and are essential to many bodily functions.
