The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend obtaining approximately 45%–65% of total daily calories from carbohydrates.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by official Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee documents, peer-reviewed literature, and multiple academic/nutrition references consistently citing the 45-65% AMDR for carbohydrates.
Sources
- A Healthy Lifestyle Can Add Years to Life, Despite 'Bad' Genes (webmd.com)
- https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2024-06/2025_DGAC_FPM_Q2_NutrientImplicationsForReducingCHOContFoods_508c.pdf (dietaryguidelines.gov)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S216183132200165X (sciencedirect.com)
- https://www.zoeharcombe.com/2026/01/the-2025-2030-dietary-guidelines-for-americans/ (zoeharcombe.com)
- https://www.andeal.org/topic.cfm?menu=6083&cat=6351 (andeal.org)