Try finding out this information on the internet and what almost all
the articles talk about is not what you NEED, but what the upper limit
recommendation is. Apparently, people love their fat so much they
don't want to know the facts. I can tell you it is very low. All the
essential fatty acids you need can be consumed in 3% of the total
calories. Do you need to restrict yourself to this small amount. No,
of course not, but essentially, nobody has to worry about getting
enough fat...only too much. There is fat in almost ALL foods,
including vegetables and fruit. You wouldn't want to eat 3% of your
total calories in cholesterol or a saturated fat though. It should be
omega-3 and omega-6. A couple of omega complex caps a day would assure
this, as would anything approaching a balanced diet. Like protein,
getting ENOUGH fat is not even worth the time to think about, IMO.
Come on defenders of your high-fat diets and tell me how healthy it
is!

The reason I limit my diet to 10% fat or slightly less is simple. 1) I
don't need any more fat but mostly because 2) for each gram of fat I
take from my diet, I get to substitute for more than twice as much
food that is carbs and protein. One gram of fat...all fat... has 9
calories per gram, while carbs and protein each have 4 calories for
gram. Whole grain like oats, or shredded wheat are good sources of
both a little of the good fat and not much else, making them an
excellent food choice. I LOVE the puffed wheat and puffed rice cereal
which is 100% whole grain (along with shredded wheat and oatmeal), and
that is the ONLY ingredient. Misleading advertising allows companies
to put a huge sign on other products saying "made with whole
grain"...breads, Wheaties, Cheeries, crackers, etc. write this in huge
letters on the front of their product. Problem is, the product often
contains only a small amount of the whole grain with the rest sugars,
fats, and more refined grains. dkw