Your diet has been evaluated and you are consuming an average of 2800 calories, 62 grams of saturated fat, and 5 grams of trans fat daily. Are these values within the recommendations for heart health?

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The American Heart Association recommends limiting saturated fat to less than 7% of total daily calories. For a diet of 2800 calories, this would be less than 22 grams of saturated fat per day. Consuming 62 grams of saturated fat exceeds this recommendation. Additionally, the recommendation for trans fat is to keep it as low as possible, ideally under 1% of total daily calories, which would be less than 2.8 grams for a 2800 calorie diet. Therefore, 5 grams of trans fat also exceeds the recommended amount.

Your Diet Has Been Evaluated and You Are Consuming an Average