Cutting down on fats—especially added fats—in your diet for 4 months helps you lose body fat, even if you’re not eating fewer calories overall.

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Changes in Food and Nutrient Intake and Diet Quality on a Low-Fat Vegan Diet Are Associated with Changes in Body Weight, Body Composition, and Insulin Sensitivity in Overweight Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

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2022 Oct

This study found that when people ate a low-fat vegan diet for 16 weeks, they ate less fat and lost body fat — even after accounting for how many calories they ate and their starting weight. This matches the claim exactly.

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Changes in Food and Nutrient Intake and Diet Quality on a Low-Fat Vegan Diet Are Associated with Changes in Body Weight, Body Composition, and Insulin Sensitivity in Overweight Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2022.04.008

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