Low-Fat Study is Flawed...
In the news today, you may have heard that a $415 million federal study found that a "low fat diet" for women over 50 did not result in reduced risk for colorectal cancer, heart disease and stroke. 50,000 post menopausal women reportedly fared no better than the control group. The risk of breast cancer was 9 percent lower among the dieters, however the study results discounted that finding.
In reality, the study wasn't what it should have been. Dr. Dean Ornish, a UCSF professor and author of numerous books (advocating an extremely low-fat diet to protect against cancer and heart disease), said that the study was "deeply flawed" from the beginning because the fat-content reduction was too low. "It didn't ask participants to do much to begin with,'' said Ornish.
The dietary differences between the low-fat group and those that could continue to eat whatever they wanted were not great enough to produce the desired result of demonstrably lower cancer and heart disease rates. Ornish said that the small difference in levels of so-called bad cholesterol -- only 2.6 percent lower for the low-fat group -- is a medical indicator that the diets pursued by the two groups were too similar.
In other words, don't give up on lowering your fat intake! If you're over 50, just do a better job of it and eat more fruits and vegetables!
Brought to you be http://www.Eat-Well-To-Be-Well.com
In reality, the study wasn't what it should have been. Dr. Dean Ornish, a UCSF professor and author of numerous books (advocating an extremely low-fat diet to protect against cancer and heart disease), said that the study was "deeply flawed" from the beginning because the fat-content reduction was too low. "It didn't ask participants to do much to begin with,'' said Ornish.
The dietary differences between the low-fat group and those that could continue to eat whatever they wanted were not great enough to produce the desired result of demonstrably lower cancer and heart disease rates. Ornish said that the small difference in levels of so-called bad cholesterol -- only 2.6 percent lower for the low-fat group -- is a medical indicator that the diets pursued by the two groups were too similar.
In other words, don't give up on lowering your fat intake! If you're over 50, just do a better job of it and eat more fruits and vegetables!
Brought to you be http://www.Eat-Well-To-Be-Well.com
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