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THE VERY LOW-FAT DIET

Source: American Heart Association

Summary:

Current dietary guidelines recommend dietary fat to an upper limit of 30% of total daily caloric intake.

These guidelines do not specify a lower limit on fat intake since assessing the effect of the very low fat diet ( defined as one in which 15% of total calories are derived from fat) is difficult.

Newer fat-free and low-fat food alternatives have shown controversial effects of lowering total caloric intake as it is often noted that more food is consumed when these lower fat foods are consumed.

Conclusion:
With proper food choices, essential fatty acids can be adequately derived from unsaturated sources even if total fat intake is less than 15% of calories. (Very low fat diets should be avoided by growing children, pregnant women, lactating women, and the elderly)

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