Eating well in adulthood
Updated: 30 September 2022
Manuela Leporesi
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- Eat nutritious food such as fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts and whole grains, milk, meat and fish
- Limit fat to no more than 30% of food eaten each day
- Limit salt to less than 5 grams (around a teaspoon) each day
- Limit sugar to no more than 10% of daily calories
- Know that total calories are about 2500 a day for a man and 2000 for a woman
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