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Low Fat Diet Dangers Dietitian Nonsense The low-fat diet craze was very popular several decades ago. Fortunately, it has fallen out of favor because it has proven to be one of the most dangerous ways to manage weight. A low-fat, low calorie diet causes fatigue, lack of energy, and often can disturb sleep patterns. Furthermore, a low-fat diet can create a deficiency of several key essential nutrients, without which your body chemistry is compromised.  It is unfortunate that so many medical professionals as well as dietitians continue to preach the super low-calorie low-fat diet way to lose weight. By doing so they are setting their clients and patients up for ultimate and repeated failures. Ideally, 30% of your total caloric intake should come from fat. This fat has many benefits while dieting as it can assist in giving you a feeling of fullness for much longer, thereby reducing the need to eat and overeat often. We suggest that the very first thing that you do if you are preparing to embark on a weight l