Sulfur-containing compounds are often added to dried foods like apricots as preservatives to help prevent oxidation and bleaching of colors. The sulfites used to help preserve dried apricots cause adverse reactions in an estimated one out of every 100 people, who turn out to be sulfite sensitive.
At the end of 18 months, however, the pear-shaped people had gained back half of the weight they had lost on either diet. Apple-shaped people gained back almost 1.4 of the 2.3 kg they lost on the low-fat diet but kept off all the weight they lost on the low-glycemic diet.
This information describes a low-fat, low-fiber diet. A low-fat, low-fiber diet is a diet in which you eat less than 40 grams of fat and less than 12 grams of fiber a day. Why may I need to follow a low-fat, low-fiber diet? You may need to follow this diet if you recently had colon surgery. Eating a low-fat, low-fiber diet will help you avoid symptoms that you may have after surgery.