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Article: Low-fat foods can help lower fat intake.
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- October 2, 2001
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M2 PRESSWIRE-2 October 2001-US ARS: Low-fat foods can help lower fat intake (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Switching to foods that are lower in fat -- such as lean meats, low-fat desserts or skim milk -- can help cut your fat intake to the recommended 30 percent of total calories or less. But you need to watch your fat intake from other foods as well, an Agricultural Research Service study shows.
ARS nutritionist Shanthy Bowman and colleagues analyzed data from the 1996 USDA nationwide food consumption survey to determine the impact of low-fat foods on total fat intake. For comparison, they divided a sample of 1,731 ...