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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Example Sentences

Anxiety over saturated fat in the 1970s and 1980s prompted food companies to launch low-fat versions of goods across the grocery store.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some recent studies comparing low-fat and full-fat dairy consumption haven’t found much difference in health outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal

They recommended that people eat mostly low-fat dairy or fat-free dairy and limit added sugars to 10% of daily calories, or about 50 grams.

From The Wall Street Journal

"For decades, the debate over high-fat versus low-fat diets has shaped health advice, sometimes even categorizing cheese as an unhealthy food to limit," said Emily Sonestedt, PhD, of Lund University, Sweden "Our study found that some high-fat dairy products may actually lower the risk of dementia, challenging some long-held assumptions about fat and brain health."

From Science Daily

The researchers found no association between dementia and consumption of low-fat cheese, low-fat cream, high- or low-fat milk, butter or fermented milk, which includes yogurt, kefir and buttermilk.

From Science Daily

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