As the adage goes, fat means flavour. So, by removing natural fats in products, such as yoghurt as one example, alternative ...

Low-fat products have a long history in the fad diet industry. The craze really took off in the 1980s because of concerns ...

For one thing, some low-fat products are equal in calories to their regular fat counterparts because there is either more sugar or other ingredients added for taste. While more people are ...

“I think these findings together with those from other studies do call for a change in the policy of recommending only low-fat dairy products,” says Mozaffarian. “There is no prospective ...

But the Spanish researchers found that only calcium from low-fat dairy products was related to a lower blood-pressure risk. The researchers suggested that this could have something to do with the ...

Millions have switched to low-fat spreads, margarine and olive-based products, hoping to ease the strain on the heart and reduce their intake of calories. But a Consumers' Association study of ...

low-fat and no-sugar-added products for the health-conscious individual." Tom Thumb officials could not be reached for comment.

Between the 1980s and the aughts (2000s), food companies began making made low-fat products that replaced fat with sugar and refined/ultraprocessed carbs and U.S. health guidelines began ...

Instead of eating low-fat products, Carroll encourages people to eat less sugar, which studies have linked to weight gain and obesity. "Eat fat, get fat" has been the conventional wisdom guiding ...

Spector said he steers clear of anything labeled "low-fat," which includes margarine and butter substitutes, yogurts, and other dairy. Low-fat products have a long history in the fad diet industry.