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low-fat diet [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
DEF

A diet that contains limited amounts of fat.

CONT

If you want to manage your weight and cholesterol to improve and maintain good health, skip fad diets and stick with a low fat diet which accounts for less than 30% of your total calories.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique
CONT

[...] régime pauvre en graisses (céréales en abondance, restriction en desserts, graisses et plats préparés, [et contenant] moins de 30 % des calories sous forme de lipides).

CONT

[...] par l’intermédiaire de la baisse du cholestérol dans le sang, le régime pauvre en graisses est intéressant pour abaisser le risque cardiovasculaire.

OBS

Les termes «régime» et «diète» sont souvent en concurrence, toutefois le terme «régime» tend à supplanter le terme «diète» dans l'usage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dietética
OBS

No confundir grasas como sinónimo de lípidos, las grasas son sólo un tipo de lípidos.

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