Saturated Fat and Food Intakes of Adults: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2017-2018

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In: FSRG Dietary Data Briefs [Internet]. Beltsville (MD): United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); 2010. Dietary Data Brief No. 43.
2022 May.

Excerpt

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025 (DGA) recommend that individuals limit their saturated fat intake to less than 10 percent of daily calories [1]. This study compares macronutrients and food pattern food groups intakes of adults, ages 20 years and over, who meet the DGA saturated fat recommendation with that of adults who do not meet the recommendation, using What We Eat in America, NHANES 2017-2018 dietary data (N=4742) [2]. A p-value < 0.01 was considered significantly different for mean comparisons.

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