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The Low Fat Diet
What is it?
The standard low-fat diet contains less than 30% of daily calories from
fat. Very low-fat diets generally provide 10–15% (or less) of total
calories from fat.
Why is it used?
The main reason behind this recommendation is that fat provides
a greater number of calories per gram compared to the other major
nutrients, protein and carbs.
• Fat = 9g/kcal
• Protein = 4g/kcal
• Carbohydrates = 4g/kcal
People who reduce their caloric intake by eating less fat lose weight.
Although the weight loss is small, on average, it is considered relevant
for health.
Overall, studies have shown that low fat diets are not effective for
weight loss. In some cases, people will replace the restricted calories
from fats with too many carbohydrates that contain high amounts of
sugar or are from highly processed foods with a label containing “non-
fat”, “low-fat”, or “reduced fat”.
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