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Personal Diet Analysis Project - Assessing Fat Intake
For this worksheet, you will use your Intake vs. Goals report, Macronutrient Ranges report, and Fat Breakdown report. Based on this report, complete the following questions about your intake of fats. Save your work and submit it as an attachment to the assignment.
1. What percent of your total calories came from fat? How does this compare to the guidelines?
2. What percent of your total calories came from saturated fat? How does this compare to the guidelines?
3. What percent of your total calories came from monounsaturated fats? How does this compare to the guidelines?
4. How many milligrams of cholesterol did you consume? How does this compare with the dietary guidelines (see your text)
5. List three health risks of a diet high in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol.
6. List three foods in your diet that may have contributed to the intake of unhealthy fats.
7. List three food sources of monounsaturated fats that you would be willing to add to your diet.
8. List the four fat-soluble vitamins and whether your intake of these vitamins was high or low.
9. What is meant by "nutrient density?" How can you use this concept to make sure you have an adequate intake of fat-soluble vitamins while keeping your total fat intake under the limit?
10. List three foods that are nutrient-dense for vitamin E.
11. Look back at your hypothesis statements. What did you learn about your diet from this worksheet?