Lipid Consumption Patterns Quiz

What percentage of total calories should adults consume from saturated fatty acids?

What is the average total fat intake among adult Americans as a percentage of total calories?

What is the recommended daily intake of fat from the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR)?

What is the recommended daily intake of cholesterol?

How much fat does a slice of cheese, regular-crust pizza provide as a percentage of the Daily Value for fat?

How much cheese did Americans consume per person in 2018?

What is the recommended intake of trans fat?

On average, what percentage of the energy in an adult American's diet comes from fat?

Lipid Consumption Patterns

The typical American diet contains approximately 38% of total calories from fat, which is slightly higher than the recommended Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) of 20-35% of total calories.
The Dietary Guidelines recommend consuming diets with rich sources of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) from foods such as fish, nuts, and vegetable oils.
Adults should limit their intake of saturated fatty acids to less than 10% of total calories and keep their cholesterol intake as low as possible.
The average American consumes over 45 pounds of natural and processed cheese per person, per year.
In 2017-2018, the average saturated fat intake among adults was approximately 12% of total calories, which is higher than the recommended 10% of total calories.
A slice of cheese, regular-crust pizza (1/8 of the pie) provides about 10 g fat, which is about 15% of the Daily Value for fat (65 g/day).

Personal Dietary Analysis

To estimate daily intake of total fat and saturated fat, complete the "Personal Dietary Analysis" activity for a 3-day period.

Concept Checkpoint

On average, fat contributes about 38% of the energy in an adult American's diet.
The AMDR for fat is 20-35% of total calories.
The recommendation for saturated fat intake is less than 10% of total calories.

This quiz assesses your understanding of lipid consumption patterns, including the percentage of fat in the typical American diet and the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) for fat. It also covers Dietary Guidelines recommendations for fat and cholesterol intakes.