- low fat diet
- a diet that contains limited amounts of fat.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
low fat diet
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low-fat — adj containing or using only a small amount of fat ▪ low fat yoghurt ▪ a low fat diet … Dictionary of contemporary English
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Low-protein diet — A low protein diet is a diet in which people reduce their intake of protein. A low protein diet is often prescribed to people with kidney or liver disease.A low protein diet would include foods such as vegetables, starches such as bread, cereals … Wikipedia
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low-fat — adj. Low fat is used with these nouns: ↑cheese, ↑diet, ↑dressing, ↑milk, ↑recipe, ↑yogurt … Collocations dictionary
