10 Oct, 2024
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A Low-Fat Diet Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Blood Pressure – Health Digest

Daniel De La Hoz/Getty Images Low-fat diets were all the rage in the ’70s and ’80s, with the idea that fat in your diet winds up as fat on your body. As a result, people loaded up on carbs such as pasta and potatoes, and the food industry […]

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Avoid Eating Low-Fat Ice Cream If You Have This Medical Condition – Health Digest

Reduced-fat, no added sugar ice cream such as Kemp’s is made from milk fat, nonfat milk, and whey protein concentrate to provide 4 grams of saturated fat in a ⅔ cup (88 grams) serving. Although you won’t see added sugar in this ice cream, you’ll find it sweetened by sorbitol, which is a sugar alcohol. […]

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When You Eat A Low-Fat Diet, This Is What Happens To Your Body – Health Digest

Reducing the risk of heart disease was the reason why the low-fat diet was created back in the 70s. However, current research seems to be divided about this. On the one hand, according to a study published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, swapping unhealthy fats (such as trans fats and saturated fats) for […]