Lipid Consumption Patterns Quiz

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.