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low-fat

American  
[loh-fat] / ˈloʊˈfæt /

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.


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She recommends eating low-fat or no-fat milk or ice cream if you’re sensitive to dairy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

A low-fat diet, by contrast, can get as much as 70% of its energy from carbohydrates.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

Participants were randomly assigned to follow a ketogenic diet, a Mediterranean diet, or a low-fat, plant-forward diet.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

The analysis used data from DIETFITS, a randomized controlled trial involving more than 600 adults who followed either a healthy low-carb diet or a healthy low-fat diet for one year.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

The new law added more fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy to roughly forty-three million meals served daily.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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