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Orlistat -confused

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tina20524
tina20524

Hello all

I have been prescribed Orlistat by my GP but have no clue what diet to follow -I have read many threads about the same subject but they were some time ago. Where it states that I am best to eat anything with 5g fat or less per 100g could someone tell me is this the saturated fat ? On food packaging it gives 2 measures for fat content - ie: 11g per 100g then underneath it may say "saturated fat is 2g per 100g"- I am desperate and confused - can anyone help please?

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  • lucy1884
    lucy1884 tina20524

    Posted

    It means under 5g of total fat per 100g, so the higher one
    • tina20524
      tina20524 lucy1884

      Posted

      Thank you for your reply - howe've even more confused now as when I spoke to the Pharmacid today he said it was the lower saturated figure -

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