low-fat

adjective

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

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The guidelines recommend that people adopt a heart-healthy diet, such as the DASH eating plan, which prioritizes meals high in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, and low-fat or nonfat dairy products, while also including lean meats and poultry, fish, and non-tropical oils. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025 For example, 1 cup of plain, low-fat yogurt contains 415 milligrams of calcium, or 32% of your daily needs. Merve Ceylan, Health, 12 Aug. 2025 Simple swaps can help make your pasta salad more healthy: adding vegetables, swapping to whole-grain pasta, and using low-fat dressing make a great difference. Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2025 Instead of the low-fat foods and heroin-chic of the 1990s, everyone seems to be using GLP-1s and #skinnytok, a social media hashtag promoting eating disorders, had millions of views before it was banned by TikTok in June. Alicia Garceau, NPR, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for low-fat

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