A person with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes has just been advised that he should begin a 2100-calorie diet with 45% of the energy coming from carbohydrate. How many grams of carbohydrate would that be?

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45% of 2100 calories is 945 calories from carbohydrates. 1 gram of carbohydrate provides 4 calories, so 945 calories / 4 calories/gram = 236 grams of carbohydrate.

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