low-fat

adjective

: containing or having less fat than usual
a low-fat diet
low-fat dairy products

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January is a month when many restaurants promote low-fat, low-calorie, nonalcoholic choices for diners with new year’s resolutions to eat healthy. Fielding Buck, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026 Pairing them with a small amount of low-fat cheese adds protein and calcium. Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 20 Jan. 2026 The low-fat-versus-whole controversy is a real, active scientific debate. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026 Whole milk goes back to school Schools have been required to serve only low-fat and fat-free milk since the 2012 implementation of the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, a school meal reform bill championed by former first lady Michelle Obama as part of a broader effort to curb childhood obesity. Reuters wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for low-fat

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“Low-fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-fat. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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