Low fat diets try to eliminate most fats from the foods you eat.
The diet replaces fat with vegetables, lean meat, brown rice, fiber-rich
whole fruits, vegetables, and products made from whole wheat flour.
The idea of this diet is to reduce your intake of saturated fat
and replace them with protein, polyunsaturated oils and beneficial
carbohydrates. This helps the dieter to lose weight while bringing
your cholesterol, triglycerides and body fat down. The diet concentrates
on restricting fats and filling the dieter up with protein and carbohydrates.
This diet eliminates most fats from your diet, and replaces them
with fiber-rich whole vegetables,fruit, lean meat, brown rice and
products made from whole wheat flour. The goal of low fat diets
is to reduce saturated fat in your diet.
How Does It Work?
The Diet works on the principles of reducing your saturated fat
intake, thus leading to weight loss. The diet recommends the dieters
to switch to lower fat options like: low fat dairy food, low-fat
cheese, fat-free dressings and switch to fish, turkey and chicken
from beef and lamb. It also recommends that the dieters eat more
complex carbohydrates Like potatoes, wholemeal or wholegrain bread,
oats, cereal, rice, pasta. The diet says to also eat more fruit,
vegetables and salad and to make these foods a MAJOR part of your
diet. Because of this weight is lost.
How Much Do You Lose?
Men lose an average of 6-8 pounds after the first two weeks on
this diet. Women lose an average of 4-6 pounds. In subsequent weeks,
dieters lose an average of 1-2 pounds each week.