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Is Total Cholesterol Value Of 235 A Cause For Concern?
Question: XXXXXXX is a 19-year-old collegiate gymnast. He has been consuming approximately 3,200 calories per day, feels energetic, recovers well, and has maintained his weight at 150 pounds for the last 2 years. After a recent blood test, he discovered that his total cholesterol is 235. He is concerned about this result, and asks me to assist.
What should his total fat intake be?
What should his total fat intake be?
Brief Answer:
100-120 grams.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The total cholesterol at 235 is slightly high for him. He needs to decrease saturated fat intake and increase dietary fiber intake.
Reduce saturated fat to no more than 5 to 6 percent of total calories. For someone eating 3200 calories a day that’s about 15 to 20 grams of saturated fat.
Reduce the percent of calories from trans fat. Eat between 25 and 35 percent of your total daily calories as fats from foods like fish, nuts, and vegetable oils.
For good health, the majority of fats you eat should be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. He can include a small amount – 30 to 45 mL (2 to 3 tablespoons) – of unsaturated fat each day (also known as mono- and polyunsaturated fat). Make sure the oil you use in cooking, salad dressings, soft non-hydrogenated margarine and mayonnaise contain mono- and polyunsaturated fats such as olive, soybean, canola or peanut oils.
He can take around 100-120 grams of fat per day ( 25-30% of total calorie requirement).
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL XXXX
100-120 grams.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The total cholesterol at 235 is slightly high for him. He needs to decrease saturated fat intake and increase dietary fiber intake.
Reduce saturated fat to no more than 5 to 6 percent of total calories. For someone eating 3200 calories a day that’s about 15 to 20 grams of saturated fat.
Reduce the percent of calories from trans fat. Eat between 25 and 35 percent of your total daily calories as fats from foods like fish, nuts, and vegetable oils.
For good health, the majority of fats you eat should be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. He can include a small amount – 30 to 45 mL (2 to 3 tablespoons) – of unsaturated fat each day (also known as mono- and polyunsaturated fat). Make sure the oil you use in cooking, salad dressings, soft non-hydrogenated margarine and mayonnaise contain mono- and polyunsaturated fats such as olive, soybean, canola or peanut oils.
He can take around 100-120 grams of fat per day ( 25-30% of total calorie requirement).
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL XXXX
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