Journal of Healthy Living » Daily Recommended Values http://journalofhealthyliving.com To a healthier, richer, and more rewarding life Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:46:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Daily Recommended Values http://journalofhealthyliving.com/daily-recommended-values.htm http://journalofhealthyliving.com/daily-recommended-values.htm#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:25:36 +0000 jim http://journalofhealthyliving.com/?p=47 Do you know what the daily recommended values (DV) are for everything on that nutrition label? It’s like budgeting, you don’t know if you’re doing well or doing poorly unless you have a reference point. Daily recommended values is the FDA’s way of setting reference points and it’s important to know what they are, even if it’s only at a high level.

Here are the high level numbers:

  • Calories: 2,000
  • Fat: 30% of calories – 65g
  • Saturated fat: 10% of calories – 20g
  • Carbohydrates: 60% of calories
  • Protein: 10% of calories
  • Fiber: 11.5g per 1,000 calories
  • Sodium: 2,400 mg
  • Cholesterol: 300 mg

That’s a ballpark estimate, obviously younger people who are growing will need more calories and those who are older will need less.

‘Daily Values’ Encourage Healthy Diet [FDA.gov]

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