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Dietary Guidelines for Americans
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2. Tools for Healthful Eating / Dietary Guidelines for Americans / Problem 7
Problem 7
Which statement correctly describes the DGAs' numeric limits for added sugars, saturated fat, and sodium for a general adult population?
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Keep added sugars and saturated fat each to less than 10% of total calories, and keep sodium under 2,300 milligrams per day.
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DGAs require zero added sugars, zero saturated fat, and no specific sodium recommendation; only calories matter.
C
Allow added sugars up to 20% of calories, saturated fat up to 15% of calories, and sodium up to 3,500 mg/day for healthy adults.
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Added sugars and saturated fat have no percentage limits but sodium should always be below 500 mg/day according to DGAs.
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