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

“We are encouraging programs to switch from low-fat dairy — which the antiquated Dietary Guidelines require them to promote — to full-fat/whole milk,” Kennedy wrote on X.

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With childhood obesity rates climbing and dietary guidelines long dominated by low-fat orthodoxy, Kennedy’s campaign threatens to upend decades of federal nutrition policy.

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Groups like the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recommend low-fat dairy products over high-fat, the non-profit watchdog added.

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“About 90% of Americans do not get enough dairy. Most people would benefit from getting more fat-free or low-fat dairy,” the agency said.

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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the American Heart Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics further recommend children ages two or older drink low-fat or fat-free milk.

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