| A national study recently revealed telling facts | | | | Women's Health Initiative experts, however, |
| regarding low-fat diets and their benefits relating | | | | noted that a number of low-fat diet participants |
| to cancer and heart disease. A study concluded | | | | did not meet the 20% fat intake goal. In a recent |
| by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) and | | | | news report released from Stanford University, |
| Stanford University noted that a low-fat diet, | | | | experts conveyed that women who wish to |
| alone, is not enough to greatly reduce the risk of | | | | maintain their health should consider a diet that is |
| heart disease and/or cancer in adult women. | | | | both low in saturated and trans fats while being |
| Researchers have found that a reduction in | | | | rich in fiber and vegetables. This diet would replace |
| saturated and trans fats may provide more | | | | one that is geared solely toward the intake of |
| positive results. | | | | low-fat foods. |
| The study showed that women who participate in | | | | "Just switching to low-fat foods is not likely to |
| a low-fat diet experienced a 9% reduction in the | | | | yield much health benefit in most women," |
| development of breast cancer. In addition, no | | | | commented Marcia Stefanick, PhD, professor of |
| significant changes were noted in the occurrence | | | | medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research |
| of heart disease. An impressive 49,000 females, | | | | Center and chair of the Women's Health Initiative |
| ranging in age from 50 to 79, participated in what | | | | steering committee. "Rather than trying to eat |
| is known as the America's largest long-term study | | | | low-fat, women should focus on reducing |
| of a low-fat diet to ever be noted. The research | | | | saturated fats and trans fats." |
| was conducted over a period of eight years, in | | | | In addition to any diet program, regular exercise |
| which the experts planned to test the theory that | | | | and health screenings should be used for early |
| low-fat diets were helpful in reducing the risk of | | | | detection and the most effective treatment. |
| heart disease and cancer. | | | | The information in this article is intended for |
| Among the 49,000 subjects, 40% were assigned | | | | informational purposes only. It should not be |
| to a low-fat diet, which required that they reduce | | | | considered as, or used in place of, medical advice |
| their fat intake to 20% of their total calorie | | | | or professional recommendations for diet and/or |
| intake. In addition, they were to eat fruits and | | | | exercise regimens. Every individual should consult |
| vegetables on five or more instances throughout | | | | his/her physician prior to beginning any program |
| the day, along with six servings of grain. The | | | | consisting of diet and/or exercise. |
| remaining 60% of participants were designated as | | | | Find more on 1200 calorie diet, Gall Bladder diet |
| the comparison group and were instructed to | | | | and diverticulitis diet on CareJournal. |
| maintain their eating habits as always. | | | | |