 [ Symptoms ] is eating primarily low fat food the best way to shed pounds [ Disease ] research has shown that with the advent of low fat foods americans have actually gotten fatter the truth is that a low fat or reduced fat food may have the same or more calories than its fully fatted rival that is because if fat is reduced in a food item sugar is often increased also seeing the words “low fat” or “fat free” is a green light for many people to overeat one study showed that people ate 28 more candies if these treats were labeled “low fat” instead of “regular ” scientists have suggested that people believe that low fat = low calorie and thus over eat and underestimate the total calories they are consuming no