I'm 19 how many grams of fat,protien,car. should i have in a day?
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How tall are you?
If you're 6 feet tall you will have a differnt balanced diet to reach your goal, then if your 5 feet tall.
Ideally you will want to consume 1g of protein per Ideal Body Weight. You will want to consume about 25-30%carbs and 15-25% fat.
1 g of protein = 4 calories
1 g of carbs = 4 calories
1 g of fat = 9 calories
Hope this helps
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At 19, age doesn't have much to do with your nutrient intake. What really determines that is your activity level. First, you're going to want to start by eating 5-6 smaller meals throughout the day. This will help to keep your metabolism up to actually burn more calories. Make sure you're making healthy choices during meals. Stay away from refined sugars, high fat foods, processed foods, etc.
To determine how much of each nutrient you need to take in you'll first beed to figure out what your calorie intake should be. A good calorie calculator can be found here:
http://www.internetfitness.com/calculators/bmr.htm
Once you have that information you can then determine your nutirent intake. Obviously, you want fats to be the lowest number of all. Carbs, despite the bad reputation they've gained from Atkins, are a necessary part of your diet. They are basically what fuels your body. Make sure the carbs you're taking in are from whole grain breads, etc. As far as protein, if you're looking to add muscle, shoot for 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight per day.
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