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Article: Dairy lightens up. (low-fat, low-calorie, low-sodium dairy products)
- Article from:
- Nutrition Action Healthletter
- Article date:
- March 1, 1989
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Dairy Lightens Up
The dairy case. Home to the second largest source of artery-clogging saturated fat in the average American's diet. Only red meat supplies more.
But the dairy case is changing. Next to the two-percent (not really lowfat) milk is its one-percent (really lowfat) cousin. Some yogurts have gone all the way to non-fat. And--here's the big news--cheeses and sour cream are finally slimming down.
Mind you, the new lower-fat cheeses still carry their dose of saturated fat. With today's technology, you just can't make a non-fat cheese that's soft enough to chew. And part-skim is still a long way from all-skim.
But ...