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Posted on Feb 23rd 2009 6:00PM by Martha EdwardsFiled Under: Nutrition & Supplements
How's this for alarming stats -- an astounding 80 percent of us are eating more than the recommended daily intake (RDI) of saturated fats every day. That's pretty shocking -- I expected the number to be high but not that high. Considering February is heart health month, I think it's time to face the facts about our saturated fat intake. For the record, the RDI of sat-fat is 20 g per day. Keeping that in mind, consider this:- One croissant has 20 g of saturated fat
- Eight ounces of cashew nuts has 30 g. So does one-third of a roast chicken.
- If a food has 5 g of sat-fat in a serving, avoid it.
- Soft cheese has less sat-fat than hard cheese.
Want to know the sat-fat content of some of your favourite foods? Here's a pretty thorough list, and click here for more facts and myths on sat-fat.
