Question (Aug 7, 2008 at 11:22am)

Aug. 7, 2008 at 11:22am

I'm trying to cut down on my fat intake, so I've switched from whole milk to 2% milk. But I notice that you recommend fat free milk and not 2% milk. Why is that?

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Joe says:

The term "2%" is misleading as it refers only to what fat weighs in the carton; in other words, only 2% of the milk's total weight comes from fat. But your heart doesn't care how much fat weighs in the carton. It wants to know how many calories in the milk come from fat. A better way to judge, then, is by comparing grams of fat in different types of milk (8 fluid ounces.)

Whole milk has 8.1 grams of fat. At almost 5 grams of fat per 8 ounces of milk, 2% milk is practically full fat! 1% milk, a better choice, has only 2.6 grams of fat, while fat-free milk, the best choice, has just 0.4 grams of fat per 8 ounces of milk.


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