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# Yes, Cutting Fatty Foods Really Does Help You Lose Weight
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/fatty_foods_weight_loss_1211120654/
- Published: 2012-12-11T19:54:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T13:49:45.000Z
- Description: A BMJ review of 43 studies covering more than 180,000 people in developed countries found that the lower the fat intake, the lower the body mass index, waist size and total cholesterol, and the greater the weight loss.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Diet, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

Diets lower in total fat led to lower total body weights, compared with diets higher in fat, according to a new review published in the *British Medical Journal*. Researchers analyzed 43 studies with more than 180,000 participants from developed countries and determined that the lower the fat intake, the lower the body mass index (a measure of body weight adjusted for height), the smaller the waist size, and the greater the weight loss. Lower fat intake was also associated with lower levels of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and blood pressure.

Hooper L, Abdelhamid A, Moore HF, Douthwaite W, Skeaff CM, Summerbell CD. Effect of reducing total fat intake on body weight: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and cohort studies. *BMJ*. Published online December 6, 2012.

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