What's a Low Fat Diet?

A low-fat diet is one that restricts fat, and often saturated fat and cholesterol as well. Low-fat diets are intended to reduce the occurrence of conditions such as heart disease and obesity.

What is considered a low fat diet?

Low fat foods are those that have 30% of their calories or less from fats. So, if a food contains fewer than 3 grams of fat per 100 calories, it is a low fat food. To determine if a food is low fat, a person can read its nutrition label.

What is considered low fat in a day?

A standard low fat diet contains about 30% — or less — of its calories from fat ( 31 ). Here are a few examples of suggested daily fat ranges for a low fat diet, based on different calorie goals: 1,500 calories: about 50 grams of fat per day. 2,000 calories: about 67 grams of fat per day.