A nutritionist planning a diet for a basketball player wants him to consume 3,650 Calories and 650 grams of food daily. Calories from carbohydrates and fat will be 60% of the total Calories. There are 4, 4, and 9 Calories per gram for protein, carbohydrates, and fat, respectively. How many daily grams of fat will the diet include?

Answer 1

First, we need to calculate how many Calories will come from carbohydrates and fat:

Total Calories = 3,650 Calories
Carbohydrates and fat Calories = 60% of total Calories = 0.6 * 3,650 = 2,190 Calories

Next, we need to calculate how many grams of carbohydrates and fat will provide this number of Calories:

Carbohydrates and fat grams = Carbohydrates and fat Calories / (4 Calories/gram + 9 Calories/gram) = 2,190 Calories / 13 Calories/gram = 168.46 grams

Since we want to find only the grams of fat, we need to subtract the grams of carbohydrates from the total grams:

grams of fat = Carbohydrates and fat grams - grams of carbohydrates = 168.46 grams - 650 grams = -481.54 grams

Therefore, the diet will include 481.54 grams of fat daily.