Whats a good amount of fat in a day?

[RB Trucking]

I have heard everything from 40grams to 400 grams what would you say is ideal for someone trying to lose weight im 6-4'5 and weigh 229 trying to get down to 190-200. any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.

 

[abear]

usual recommended fat intake is b/w 20-30% of total caloric intake. some go as low as 15%

dietary fat plays an important role in many functions in the body. this is as good a read as any to get a good idea

http://www.fitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7702

 

[Tim_14]

Ya, but make sure their healthy fats, u dont want to eat a load of saturated and trans

Hmmm, not sure what this is in the % of my diet but i have about 20-25 g of healthys fats and day and almost none unhealthy ones.

 

[Ed Gasket]

stick with that, sounds good

 

[abear]

Hmmm, not sure what this is in the % of my diet but i have about 20-25 g of healthys fats and day and almost none unhealthy ones.

how many total calories are you eating each day?

 

[Ed Gasket]

a study in England shows that the average male should consume 2500calories a day including 95grams of fat.

 

[abear]

if you figure 2500 calories a day, 20 to 30% of that would be b/w roughly 56 and 83 grams of fat a day.

and if we go as low as 15%, it would be roughly 42 grams. personally i always aim b/w 25-30%

 

[Ed Gasket]

40-50gs a day for me

 

[Spacehamster]

I'm at 30% of my calorie intake, on a somewhat lowcarb diet (30% to 20% instead of the recommended 40%), and I adjusted the total of calories to lose weight.
(I mean bodyfat ofcourse)
Currently I'm on a roughly 1600 kilocalories a day and 30% fat of that is 52 grams.