Fat requirement formula

(Deb) #1

I found this on primalperks.com and thought it was interesting. From the book Keto Adapted, this formula can be used to determine how many grams of fat you need a day. Use your BMR for the calories (correction here - in the book, they subtract several hundred calories from BMR for fat loss- using BMR would be, I imagine, maintenance:

(Calories x % fat)/9 = Total fat grams per day.

Now just translating that into actual food is the fun part! Mine worked out to 90 grams, so I’m off to work it out.
Good morning to all!

(Anderson Herzogenrath Da Costa) #2

1g of fat = 9 kcal
1g of carb or protein = 4 kcal

Your formula is converting from calories to grams

(Deb) #3

Worked mine out again with the calorie deficit. Now it’s 50. I have a very low bmr…only a few lbs from original goal.