Your personal calorie recommendation depends on a number of things, including your height, current weight, age, sex, health goals, metabolism, and medical history. Finding your appropriate calorie level is only the beginning of understanding your nutritional needs. Getting the appropriate amount of vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, fiber, and proteins is key to anyone’s success. Depending on your current health and health goals, a good starting breakdown of nutrients is ~50% calories from carbohydrates, 20-25% from protein, and <30% from fat. These recommendations will change for certain diseases, conditions, or other situations, such as athletic training. Most Americans are not meeting their nutritional needs. Review your current diet and see where you can make improvements to help add life to your years.