Sarah consumes approximately 2000 kcal/day.According to recommendations of the 2015-2020 version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans,she should limit her saturated fat intake to fewer than ____ kcal/day.

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According to the 2015-2020 version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, saturated fat intake should make up no more than 10% of daily caloric intake. For Sarah, who consumes approximately 2000 kcal/day, this would be a limit of 200 kcal/day from saturated fat (10% of 2000 kcal/day). Converted to grams, this would be about 22 g/day. Since 1 gram of fat provides 9 kcal, 200 kcal would be equivalent to about 22 g/day of saturated fat. Therefore, Sarah should limit her saturated fat intake to fewer than 200 kcal/day.

Sarah Consumes Approximately 2000 Kcal/day