To maintain a healthy body weight, Shaundra needs to eat 1850 calories per day. To be within the DRIs recommendations for total fat intake, which of the following amounts of total fat should be her upper limit

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The recommended range for fat intake varies based on age, gender, and level of physical activity but generally ranges from 20-35% of total daily calories. For Shaundra, a healthy range would be between 37-64 grams of fat per day. The upper limit for total fat intake should be no more than 35% of her total calories which would be equal to 646 calories or about 45 grams of fat. Therefore, choice C (45 grams) is the correct answer.

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