Food companies respond to demands for healthier options by increasing choices, offering lower-calorie, lower-fat, and lower-sugar products.

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With instruction on eating a lower-fat diet, most patients experience no further difficulties.

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Lower-fat or fat-free products can be higher in sodium than their full-fat counterparts: An ounce of full-fat sharp cheddar cheese has less sodium than one ounce of fat-free cheddar.

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Lower-priced salmon would be a boon for consumers seeking low-fat and affordable options for protein sources, especially in the face of years of food price inflation and a growing obesity epidemic.

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She needs to reduce her waist size a bit more, which she can do by doing more muscle-strengthening exercise to lower her percentage of body fat.

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Their meat is lower in saturated fat, cholesterol, and calories than grain-finished. (Because it is quite lean, cook rare to medium-rare for juiciness.) Grass-fed beef has a distinct flavor, often described as bold, complex, and gamy.

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Despite the additional calories, results showed that participants eating the Med way had a 30 percent lower risk of major cardiovascular problems compared to those who were told to follow a low-fat diet.

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Dietary fat and simple-carbohydrate consumption be reduced in combination with drug therapy to lower the risk of pancreatitis for patients with severe and very severe hypertriglyceridemia.

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Compared with those eating the low-fat diet, the extra-virgin-olive-oil group showed a 30% lower risk of having a heart attack, stroke or dying of heart disease after five years, while those consuming the Mediterranean diet with more nuts showed a 28% lower risk of these outcomes.

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