Consumers Demand Low-Fat Diet Foods
Reduce Fat in Diet
Considering an average consumption of 34 percent of calories from fat,
decreasing intake to 30 percent may not seem a huge task. However, for
many people who want to lose weight it is exceedingly difficult. To meet
this dietary goal, people need to significantly modify their diets. Of
course, consumers' strong desire for high-fat foods makes this difficult.
In fact, diet and obesity experts have found that consumers have difficulty
maintaining diets once their fat consumption dips below 30 percent of
total calories.
Low Fat Food
A national weight loss survey conducted in 2000 by Booth Research Services
for the Calorie Control Council revealed 163 million adult Americans (79
percent of the adult U.S. population) consume low or reduced-fat foods
and beverages. Another Council survey shows that two-thirds of adults
believe there is a need for food ingredients which can replace the fat
in food products. According to Prepared Foods, more than 2,000 new low-
or reduced-fat products have been introduced since 1997.
Article Source: Calorie Control Council
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