Lisa is trying to lose weight and has reduced her daily intake to 1400 kcalories, which includes 30 grams of fat. Approximately what percentage of the total energy in Lisa's diet consists of fat?

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Lisa is trying to lose weight and has reduced her daily intake to 1400 kcalories, which includes 30 grams of fat. Approximately what percentage of the total energy in Lisa's diet consists of fat? ​

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To determine the percentage of calories coming from fat, we first need to calculate how many calories are in the 30 grams of fat. Each gram of fat provides 9 calories, so 30 grams of fat provide 270 kcalories (30 x 9 = 270).

To find what percentage of the total 1400 kcalories comes from fat, we divide the calories from fat (270) by the total calories (1400) and then multiply by 100.

270/1400 x 100 = 19.28

Therefore, approximately 19 percent of the total energy in Lisa's diet comes from fat.

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