Fat Restricted Diet

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Fat Restricted A fat-restricted diet usually limits fat intake to 15-20% of total daily calories. While a popular weight loss tool, this regime is also commonly implemented to manage dietary conditions involving fat malabsoption (i.e. gallbladder disease or removal, pancreatitis). Fat restricted diets are also used for cholesterol control and heart health. There are several “official” low fat diets in existence, which are concerned not only with weight maintenance but improving overall health and longevity. The Dr. McDougall program is a completely vegan approach advocating less than 5% fat, 7-15% protein and 75-90% carbohydrates, ideally complex, and supports exercise while not providing a set “routine”. Dr. Ornish advocates a 10% fat, high-fiber and low-sodium vegetarian diet consisting of several small meals , 30 minutes of moderate exercise daily (1 hour three times a week), and incorporating stress management techniques. Finally, the Pritikin Program for Diet and Exercise is based on un- or minimally-processed foods (AKA whole foods) and includes moderate portions of lean meat, and seafood. The Pritikin Program also strongly emphasizes daily exercise: at least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise and stretching as well as weight training twice weekly. Allowed and Disallowed Foods All fat restricted diets avoids or severely limit foods that have a high fat content, including meat (especially red meat), fish, eggs, chocolate, oils and oil-containing products (i.e. butter, mayonnaise, margarine and salad dressings), avocados, olives, nuts and seeds, and most dairy. Caffeine, added sugars and carbohydrates, and alcohol are also limited or eliminated. Diets intended to treat (rather than prevent) digestive issues, cholesterol and other medical conditions allow small amounts of most foods, although fatty, red , and organ meats, egg yolks and cheese are

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