Who's still 'Low Fat'

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thequiethunter@reddit

I never ate any of the "fake food" garbage. It is super bad for you. Fake sugar spikes your glycemic index worse than sugar. It is also carcinogenic.

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Low fat was a marketing scheme developed by companies making sugar products to make fat a villain. Meanwhile, American waistlines having exploded since our consumption of sugar and related products have exploded. You can almost map the direct timelines of American obesity levels to sugar and high fructose corn syrup consumption levels. Good fats are GREAT for you.

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Multigrain_Migraine@reddit

I have a pet theory that the explosion in American waistlines is partly down to microwaved food in plastic. Seems like as a kid I hardly knew anyone who was really heavy, but after microwaves became really trendy it became more common.

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Multigrain_Migraine@reddit

We did it for years after dad had heart problems, but it never seemed to have any effect on anyone's weight or cardiovascular markers. I don't even think about it these days. I'm much more interested in putting as many vegetables into my food as possible. Not for any real diet or health conscious reasons, I just like them.

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Aurochbull@reddit

God, the flashbacks. My mom bought low-fat everything and was famous for saying: "I bet you can't even tell a difference, can you?". Bitch, the fuck I can't...

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Superb_Plum_627@reddit

Medical issues force me to eat very little fat. Thus, I'm kind of glad that the food industry came up with so many low-fat and fat-free food alternatives. For most people they're a false weight-loss trick, but for me, they're options.

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Uncle_Bug_Music@reddit

I can't eat no lean. Your name isn't "Jack Sprat" by any chance, is it?

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Catfiche1970@reddit

Sounds like a proposal is in order

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Catfiche1970@reddit

We're vegans who eat mostly WFPB. The processed foods we do eat don't even come in low fat versions. We eat natural fats daily.

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MooseBlazer@reddit

Fat free, no. Low sugar and low carb ,…now that’s a different thing. Way too many of us are getting diabetes, even those of us who were/are fit. As far as being fat, I’ve been a lean ripped hard body my whole life, even while eating fatty foods. It’s not genetic either. The rest of my family is not built like me.

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chrstnasu@reddit

It’s actually better for your brain to eat regular fat. Although, I will only drink nonfat milk as regular milk tastes too rich. I was never on the low and fat free fad.

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HeffalumpAndMopsy@reddit

I still try to eat low fat. Not just for weigh; it is healthier for cardiovascular as well.

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Substantial_Diver_34@reddit

I remember seeing Sugar Free gum and thought it was free. I was five.

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Own-Fox-7792@reddit

Fucking Snackwells. That shit haunts me to this day.

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Excusemytootie@reddit

I am so much healthier on a higher fat diet. It must be genetics or something. My digestion is better, my blood lipids are all in great shape. I feel better overall!

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Athedeus@reddit

Quite a few vitamins are fat soluble, without fat - you can't absorb them.

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new2bay@reddit

That’s probably because what they put into things labeled “low fat” to make them palatable isn’t very healthy.

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Excusemytootie@reddit

I was never one to eat that processed stuff, I just needed more fats in my diet.

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Reader47b@reddit

I'm sure if I were eating predominantly fat-free foods I would not be so fat.

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This-Cartoonist9129@reddit

I’m no ‘Milk Drinker’

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kaosrules2@reddit

I've always been full fat, but watched portion sizes.

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chopper5150@reddit

I’d rather eat less of something that tastes good than more of a low fat or no sugar that tastes like shit.

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JuJu_Wirehead@reddit

I don't have a choice, I have to eat a high protein, high fiber, low fat diet.

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MagentaMist@reddit

I care more about sugar than fat.

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BlakeMajik@reddit

I still avoid high amounts of saturated fats (though not as the poison that they were once considered to be), and of course trans fats, which I believe are still considered bad by most nutritionists and cardiologists.

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Hefewiezen1@reddit

Low fat? What is that? There was good and there was yuck. That’s what I remember.

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Glad_Nobody6992@reddit

I believe that the sugar lobby was behind the low fat craze? It’s always money behind these things and us consumers tend to not question it. I will choose lower fat plain Greek yogurts and cottage cheese but that’s for the calorie count, not the fat itself.

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Empty_Blackberry_459@reddit

My mom was like yours. Diet everything. Skim milk to make our slim fast. Lean cuisine if you’re hungry but only if you skipped lunch. I married a man who was raised milking cows. Having real butter. Whole milk. He converted me. I am in better shape than I ever was living with my folks.

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elevatedmint@reddit

Sugar was always the problem...not fat

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bnelson7694@reddit

I can’t believe I never caught on that they were just adding sugar to replace the fat when Mayo started tasting like Miracle Whip.

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bendingoutward@reddit

Got put on another round of Prednisone recently, so I took to watching my sugar intake way more closely than usual. Unfortunately, this came at the height of leftover ham sammich season, and I'm from that specific segment of human garbage that can't stand straight mayo. I'm a miracle whip man, by George! So I cut some available mayo with Cajun seasoning, a bit of rice wine vinegar, and a hit of proper honey. Got the damn job done.

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r7pxrv@reddit

We don't have anything "low fat" - I cook everything from fresh ingredients and no (hyper) processed crap. My weight issues are due to booze and sedentary job.

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bucketofmonkeys@reddit

I go for full-fat foods but eat small portions. I don’t usually eat bacon or other very fatty foods. For me having minimally processed food with natural ingredients seems healthiest, including the fats that come with it.

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Excusemytootie@reddit

Same for me and my health is so much better with more fats in my diet.

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beermaker@reddit

I can't seem to gain weight & my cholesterol was 177 the last time they pulled my dipstick, so we use full-fat everything until the doctor says otherwise.

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Possible-Landscape72@reddit

I grew up on a dairy farm where the words “low fat” were curses. I’ve never been skinny but I’ve never been heavy, more thin but muscular, which is serving me well as I age. Diet foods are just processed junk and I’m so glad my parents never bought into that “science”.

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brandi_theratgirl@reddit

When I finally had full fat yogurt, I felt the betrayal of all those years we were convinced to eat low fast yogurt and try to enjoy it. Whole milk yogurt is actually delicious.

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Possible-Landscape72@reddit

Amen!! Full fat everything is delicious and actually satisfies you.

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designsbyintegra@reddit

I eat keto and have for 7 years now. Low fat isn’t in my diet but god growing up after my dad had his massive heart attack it was low/no fat everything.

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REDDITSHITLORD@reddit

Yeah... But mom wasn't fat until around the time I moved out. She was pretty active, and the food we ate was very lean. Around the time I graduated, the once a month fast food became multiple times a week, and then came the diets. And they probably could have worked if she stuck to them. I just count my calories and work out. I gained 2 lbs over the holidays, which is better than usual. My wife can't seem to lose weight... But her car is full of fast food bags and candy wrappers. She'll also eats a second dinner as a "snack".

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Unspicy_Tuna@reddit

Fat severely messes with my digestion

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Square-Wave5308@reddit

Just had salmon with crispy skin and cauliflower in cheese sauce for dinner. And I weigh less than I did in the 90s.

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qpv@reddit

Never was

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Fit-Tap7111@reddit

Oh yes, the snackwells and 100 calorie packs

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the-cookie-momster@reddit

Full fat since 2010. I had bariatric surgery in 2011. I did Keto with intermittent carnivore to support my modified system. I've lost 250 lbs in 15 yrs, and I'm maintaining bmi 25 for years now.

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spidermans_mom@reddit

🙌 out-fucking-standing

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Taminella_Grinderfal@reddit

Thankfully my mom didn’t get into any of the diet fads, she had a very physical job and that helped her stay at a reasonable weight. I was a scrawny kid, a skinny teen and didn’t really need to pay much attention until I started gaining in my 30’s, by that time Atkins was all the rage. At this point I just try to avoid processed/junk food and watch my calories. I use mostly full fat and real sugars, just not too much.

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AffectionateUse8705@reddit

Was doing full fat but with high cholesterol and diabetes, shifting to low fat starting in 2026. I feel cold during the changeover so am optimistic some weight will come off.

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Cheese-Manipulator@reddit

According to the scale I'm high fat.

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Potential_Lie_1177@reddit

I eat normally, neither avoiding nor adding fat. I avoid over processed food and try to eat whole local in-season produce and low added sugar. And more importantly I stop eating if I am no longer hungry. My parents try to push the fat is bad and finish-your-plate diet on my kids so I had to put my foot down. They came from a country/time with periods of food scarcity so it is understandable.

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john-bkk@reddit

It seems to me it has only been replaced by "low carbs," which will also transition away soon enough. Eventually eating a well-balanced, natural foods diet will be in trend. There has also been a fitness oriented trend for more and more protein consumption, shifting from 50 grams (per everyone), up to a gram per kg of body weight, now for many a gram per pound of body weight. 170 to 200 grams of protein, for a normal size man, is an awful lot.

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indicus23@reddit

Fat is back, baby. Whole milk, real butter.

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MyNameIsNemo_@reddit

Butter in a covered glass dish on the table where it keeps great and spreads like margarine on your toast. The bacon is microwaved to remove a little bit of the fat and keep the nitrites away, but only real bacon. Sorry turkey bacon.

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indicus23@reddit

Paper-toweling the pools of grease off my bacon is literally the only fat-reducing measure I take, and that's really more because it makes it easier to eat more bacon.

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SPR95634@reddit

I went back to grandmas diet, full fat everything, sugar and you buy ingredients at the store not meals

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Uranus_Hz@reddit

Same. Grandma lived to be 94.

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CommunicationNew3745@reddit

There's something to this - my paternal grandparents lived to 94 & 106; eggs, bacon,whole milk, real butter, real sugar, pork, etc . . . both were slender with no health issues. Granted, moderation, and having fruit trees/Orchard and full gardens played a part, too.

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Uranus_Hz@reddit

Actively growing thier own food in a garden and doing a lot of canning as well played a part in it as well. No artificial anything. It used to be a necessity just a couple generations back.

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ted_anderson@reddit

I've been steadily losing weight since going "full fat".

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tadamhicks@reddit

If I eat fat it better be nutrient dense like sardines in olive oil. I’m more opposed to needless fat from grease or oil. Never had a problem with like whole fat dairy or anything. We ate butter and eggs a lot growing up never bought into the margarine or low fat stuff. Sugar is what I avoid. And my biggest problem is overeating. I’m pretty lean yet I’ve always been stocky, but still low-ish body fat. However I think years of big meal eating and overeating (I love to eat) hasn’t been great for my glucose response and I do have slightly elevated blood sugar. It’s genetic too for sure.

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bananajr6000@reddit

Low fat usually meant high sugar. That was a major issue You have to look at the totality of the label and nutrition

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Mikeyjf@reddit

This was the dirty secret of all the fat free foods. Sugar or sodium, much worse for you than fat and they don't curb hunger.

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I-used2B-a-Valkyrie@reddit

Hubby wants to lower cholesterol and triglycerides so I switched him to 2% milks and from butter to olive oil. Other than that, 5yo daughter and I do intuitive eating. We eat what we want when we are hungry, and stop when we are full. That includes the occasional cookie or brownie as a snack because we don’t do “forbidden” and we try to have a healthy relationship with food and with our bodies. Also I cook all our meals from scratch and we eat organic, dye-free and no seed oils or highly processed foods. No caffeine or high fructose corn syrup. Daughter and I are very thin, naturally. I’m technically a pound from “underweight” and she’s technically a pound underweight from “normal” so we both welcome full fat dairy, avocados, cheeses, etc. lots of fresh produce and whole grains. TLDR nope. We eat what we want and don’t have waistline issues. But we eat very healthy and not the typical American diet (processed foods and chemical additives).

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savedbytheblood72@reddit

Almond milk only Non HGMO stuff Wife is diabetic so limited glucose and glutamine. And no Sugar

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Athrynne@reddit

My husband still prefers nonfat milk, but everything else in the house is full fat.

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New_Succotash2500@reddit

Full fat here, butter, whole milk, full fat cottage cheese, ribeye steaks. Genetically I don't have cholesterol issues, but even when we were kids I couldn't handle the taste of the margarine/spreads, etc. The key is to not just eat that stuff. I've always been a veggie person so the other stuff is a smaller portion. Like yours, my mom went all fat free, no eggs, no butter, and tons of diet food and she never did lose weight, in fact it was the opposite.

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zoomzoom71@reddit

Whole milk, coconut oil, and Irish salted butter left on the counter all the time.

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rundabrun@reddit

Fat is essential. I used to think lard was so bad for you but I recently found out it is actually healthy in moderation. Great vitamins and heart friendly fat. I put it in my refried beans now, yumm!! The sugar industry paid scientists in the 1960s to play down the link between sugar and heart disease, promoting saturated fat as the culprit instead.

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vetters@reddit

Peppers and onions do not make ice cream better. Or most desserts, frankly. I could see that being an aversion strategy, though? Heh.

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blindtechboy@reddit

I was raised on a Mediterranean diet, that was easy when you come from a Sicilian family. I still mainly follow that formula. No processed foods. Very low sugar, and I do watch my carbs. Less pasta nights. I’ve made sure to add more fiber and protein. Potato chips with Olestra that caused oily discharge is the one item from the fat free 90’s fad that stands out. 😂

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xylarr@reddit

It was in relation to Olestra that I first came across the phrase "anal leakage".

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Independent-Dark-955@reddit

We have been always been full fat, reasonably small portions, lots of veggies, as much from scratch cooking as possible. Limited sugar. Whole grains.

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Complete-Thought-375@reddit

I don’t necessarily look for fat free or diet foods. I do look for low sodium and /or no added sugar/sugar free stuff. And I did stop drinking all pop. (And yes, I said POP not soda- lol)

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Ill_Ocelot7191@reddit

i don't buy any "diet" foods.

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CommunicationNew3745@reddit

Blech! Not to mention it ALL tasted awful - and, I remember how people eating those low fat/fat free items always seemed to see it as permission for them to freely eat MORE of whatever they were snacking on. (Funny, just reminded me of my maternal grandmother's silent quest to lose weight, by keeping a box of 'Ayds' candy hidden in a cupboard.) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb5Ypz2cDmA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb5Ypz2cDmA)

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blondie956@reddit

They covered this in an episode of /maintenencephase on Snackwells. 12 cookies in a box, fat-free = permission to binge eat at it wasn’t satisfying hunger cues due to lack of fat. It’s an enlightening episode

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CommunicationNew3745@reddit

Thanks! Found it - I remember well people eating an entire box as a 'meal' because they considered it 'free' calories, smh. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/snackwells-cookies/id1535408667?i=1000497147250](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/snackwells-cookies/id1535408667?i=1000497147250)

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ToddBradley@reddit

Compared to most Americans, I eat a low fat diet, if that's what you mean. But it doesn't mean "go wild on carbs" like it did when we were young.

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Phobos1982@reddit

I still only drink diet soda, but that's about it.

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DragonLass-AUS@reddit

Any 'diet' that tells you to cut out whole food groups is dodgy. Whether that's fat, carbs, grains, fruit, whatever. (Unless that diet is specifically prescribed to you to treat a medical issue.) Just don't eat more calories than your body needs, and eat about 80% whole foods in balance. That's it.

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11CatLady@reddit

This.. I admittedly took the weight loss shot Didn't change my diet..Just ate a lot less. Lost weight

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Nervous-Rooster7760@reddit

I feel for it in my 20s. I lost weight but it all came back when I ate a normal diet. I now eat a protein forward diet and limit refined sugars and refined carbs and to be honest don’t think much about fat. I lost 100lbs with this eating plan and have been able to stick with it.

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ACorania@reddit

I mean... any diet you lose weight on will all come back if you go back to eating like you did before. Including the one you are on now. The trick is finding foods that you like and will keep eating long term (even if not in the deficit you were while losing weight).

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Usual_Confection6091@reddit

Definitely not on the fat free bandwagon. I remember a house full of Snackwells, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, grapefruit, and margarine though. Also pictures of my mom at a “skinny weight” taped to the cabinets. I developed an eating disorder, not surprising

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bizzylearning@reddit

Full fat, heavy cream, good butter, and don't trim the cuts of meat.

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ACorania@reddit

I trim the meat just because I don't like it. Can't stand gristly meat, makes me never want to eat it again.

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ACorania@reddit

Working on losing weight right now. Low fat is not my goal (in fact I track fat intake to make sure I am getting enough, you do need it) but I certainly do eat a lot less fat than I do before and tend to avoid it just because it is very calorically dense. So cheese, for example, is good and I love it, but often just leaving off the cheese drops something by 100 calories. It is still good, just not quite as good. So cheese, my beloved cheese, often gets the ax. If I had to describe what I am doing it would be CICO using volume eating. I have been loving finding low calorie, high volume recipes (or turning them high volume... rarely do more peppers and onions not make something better). It has been about finding things I love to eat and don't mind eating at all and intend to just keep eating these even when I am done losing some day (like I would switch from the leanest ground beef to 80/20 but keep making the same taco pizzas and chili). The problem with the low fat from the 80s and 90s was they just were replacing it with sugar to make up for the taste... so calories didn't necessarily go down much. Likewise when there is low sugar stuff, you have to watch to make sure they didn't just increase fat to compensate. It's about the caloric load of the food, not if it is fat or sugars/carbs.

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Resident_Character35@reddit

I remember back around 1988, a former coworker coming in to work one morning and lining up 10 fat free yogurts on the counter and proudly telling me since they were fat free, he could 10 or 100 for breakfast every day and not gain an ounce. I knew right then he was a fucking idiot.

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GeneralShadowKitKat@reddit

that reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where they’re gaining weight but don’t realize it's from the tons of frozen yogurt they're eating since it’s fat-free.

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Resident_Character35@reddit

Yeah, it was pretty much that.

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nadiaco@reddit

Ish, but it's how I always have eaten

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futurestorms@reddit

I ate 1lb 9oz of beef ravioli for dinner. Then took a nap. I think i'll skip breakfast tomorrow.

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Butitsadryheat2@reddit

My mom had to have her gallbladder removed in Feb & post-surgery, they told her she should eat "low-fat." She did & 11 months later, has lost 30 lbs & is doing great. 🤷‍♀️

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blondie956@reddit

Low fat is best post-gallbladder, oterhwise the dumping syndrome is out of this world. If you’ve watched Bridesmaids, picture the scene in the bridal shop.

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Butitsadryheat2@reddit

😅😅😅

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RaskyBukowski@reddit

No. I'm annoyed I can't get full fat Kefir. Fairlife whole milk FTW. Can't believe I was skim milk for so long.

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CorgiKnits@reddit

Fairlife is the only milk I can have regularly without winding up with stomach issues :P

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Damien__@reddit

Low sugars and carbs are the only things I loosely watch

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Affectionate-Map2583@reddit

I generally eat in moderation and don't worry about fat levels too much. I can have digestive issues with too much fried food, though. The only place I go for low fat on purpose is when I buy Cheez-its. I think their low fat version tastes way better and leaves your fingers less greasy than the regular version.

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eclectic-up-north@reddit

Not fat free by any means, but I really do watch the saturated and trans fats.

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Didthatyesterday2@reddit

Mediterranean diet for me. Fueled by healthy fat. Lots of it!

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Minimum_Current7108@reddit

Fat is good for the brain

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soulguard03@reddit

Nope. I'm pretty much low sodium and loosely calorie counting these days.

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Trees_are_cool_@reddit

All of a sudden there was a barrage of low fat foods in green packaging. It was dumb. Calories are what matters.

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Minimum_Current7108@reddit

I’m all fat now I was strict carnivore for the last 3 yrs

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Fritti_T@reddit

Full fat and I search for sugar-free now.

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therealgookachu@reddit

If I recall correctly, a lot of those anti-fat “studies” were paid for by sugar companies/lobbies? Anyone have a cite for this? Anyway, CICO, get a grip on your macros, eat plenty of veggies and stuff for your micros, and have a well-rounded diet, in general.

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KaitB2020@reddit

My mom liked those atkins treats. I was helping her at her house with something & had a low blood sugar. I’m type 1 diabetic. I just assumed she would keep something on hand for me if I needed it when I came over. She gave me an Atkins peanut butter cup. I actually asked her, “the fuck is this shit?!!” Thank god I had a glucose gel in the car!

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Firm_Accountant2219@reddit

My sister-in-law, at age 65, still focuses on low fat. Yes, she's skinny and bony, in an unattractive way. She's also neurotic, anxious, suffers from IBS, and remarkably controlling and unpleasant. Her diet is super restrictive. In my opinion she's skinny because of her psychology, not her diet. As a comparison, my wife and I both lost a combined 60 lbs by going low-carb. Much more effective. I do watch my fat intake, but as part of my overall macro and caloric balancing. I'll have a cheeseburger or pizza based on how it fits into my overall diet that day or week.

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TryFine317@reddit

Thank goodness those days are over. Snackwells and olestra, good lord.

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melodypowers@reddit

Fiber was all the craze among me and my friends and that is actually coming back now.

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Bromodrosis@reddit

Fat is flavor. Fat does not go from your stomach to your belly/thighs. Thanks for coming to my TEDTalk. Also of note - I am a fat bastard because I drink too much. Eating delicious food has very little to do with it.

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Wasting_Time1234@reddit

I remember the low fat craze. I was athletic and thin all the way thru HS and a fair bit of university…then weight slowly piled on. Now I’m in weight loss mode and my goal is to eat healthy foods that satiate. Fat is a part of the equation.

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tduke65@reddit

Fat is fine. Sugar is the killer

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Relevant_Fuel_9905@reddit

Indeed. And refined carbs.

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Relevant_Fuel_9905@reddit

Not me. I’ve read a few books now (including Grain Brain which I’m reading now) that largely debunk the anti-fat movement and show that carbs and sugar are the real problem. Grain Brain is particularly eye opening so far. Scientists/industries pushed low fat and diabetes skyrocketed, for one thing :/

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SpecificConscious809@reddit

Low SATURATED fat - yes, absolutely. Wish I didn’t have to, but I have to worry about CAD.

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tiny_bamboo@reddit

Same.

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304libco@reddit

I am. Fatty foods make me ill. They wreak havoc on my digestive system.

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SalamanderTight5378@reddit

This. Especially with milk.

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tiny_bamboo@reddit

Me. I’m careful about my saturated fat intake.

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Throttlechopper@reddit

Never was, I have a “sensible fat” household, I limit dairy, red meat, saturated fats intake. I also exercise 7 days/week if you count walking my dogs.

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jax2love@reddit

My MIL is still into low fat and fat free “foods” while pushing heavy greasy food on everyone else. Yes, she has long had disordered eating.

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Dogstar_9@reddit

I'm between 45 and 50% fat for my daily macros. I can't believe we ever bought that low fat bullshit. It ruined my body for too many years.

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XerTrekker@reddit

Same! I only ever actually lost weight when I went low-carb and high-fat.

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Dogstar_9@reddit

I stay 6-10% body fat either way because I closely monitor my calorie input and energy expenditure. But low fat totally screwed up my sleep and my hormones and I was hungry ALL the time. Being high fat and low carb, my hormones are in much better balance and I'm never hungry. Sometimes it's hard to make myself eat because I just don't care about eating. Dinner tonight = 16 ounces of 85/15 ground beef, 6 large eggs, and 12 ounces of broccoli.

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Nervous-Rooster7760@reddit

Same here. Every time I see the Friends episode where Ross makes a comments about Rachel’s generic snackwells being gross I think I can believe I thought those were a good option.

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Dogstar_9@reddit

They always tasted gross; like sugarry cardboard. But, we were so strung out on the insulin rollercoaster that we needed the sugar infusion. Now, I eat two 1,600 calories a day and I literally never feel hungry.

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MaximumJones@reddit

Fun fact, did you know that some "low fat" foods used saw dust as a filler? I mean, I have been hungry enough during some situations in the 1990s that I ate tree bark, but I never thought I would pay money to do it.

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STGItsMe@reddit

Currently I’m about 40% fat.

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HanseaticSteez@reddit

rice cakes and egg white omeletes were some of the greatest crimes committed against mankind

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NelsonMuntz3@reddit

Low fat is a con bought, paid, and perpetuated by the sugar industry.

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Wasting_Time1234@reddit

ADM, Cargill and Louis Dreyfus

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mjh8212@reddit

We didn’t really have many snacks growing up. Everything was moderation to make it last. We had enough to eat we just mostly ate homemade food or cans of fruit. My dad could put a plate of raw veggies in front of me and I’d eat it all. I still ended up morbidly obese. I had health issues and meds and being sedentary didn’t help. I’ve lost the weight getting back to moderation with chronic pain I don’t cook much. I can still eat a couple cookies instead of half the package.

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Radiant-Avocado-3158@reddit

My grandma - all her self-validation comes from saying she would never eat that.

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