| If you eat this many calories a day . . .
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| Calories
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1,200
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1,500
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1,800
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2,000
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2,500
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| . . . This is the recommended amount of fat for each day:
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| Saturated Fat*, in grams
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12
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15
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18
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20
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25
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| Total Fat**, in grams
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40
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50
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60
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65
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80
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*Amounts are equal to 9 percent of total calories; the recommendation is to eat less than 10 percent of total calories as saturated fat. Remember, 1 gram of fat is equal to 9 calories.
**Amounts are equal to 30 percent of total calories (rounded down to the nearest 5); the recommendation is to eat this much or less.
Note: On average, women consume about 1,800 calories a day and men consume about 2,500 calories a day.