low-fat

[loh-fat]

adjective

1. of or being a food or style of cooking that contains or uses very little butter, oil, or other fat, usually three grams of fat or less per serving.

Example Sentences

Transgenic mice on a low-fat diet still had elevated oxylipins but did not become obese.

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For dessert, he will whip up a healthy pumpkin cheesecake made of high-protein muffin mix and low-fat cottage cheese.

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"Our research shows that even when a low-fat vegan diet includes so-called unhealthy plant-based foods -- as defined by the plant-based diet index -- like refined grains and potatoes, it's better than the Mediterranean diet for weight loss, because it avoids animal products and added oils," says Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD, director of clinical research at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and lead author of the study.

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This analysis builds on a previous Physicians Committee study that directly compared a low-fat vegan diet with a Mediterranean diet.

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The vegan plan included fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans, while the Mediterranean plan featured fruits, vegetables, legumes, fish, low-fat dairy, and extra-virgin olive oil.

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