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A recent study found the low-fat diets do not cut health risks, as previously thought.

The article, "Low-Fat Diet Does Not Cut Health Risks, Study Finds" by Gina Kolata was published February 8, 2006 in the New York Times. It was the largest study ever to ask whether a low-fat diet reduces the risk of getting cancer or heart disease. The study found that the diet has no effect.

The $415 million federal study involved nearly 49,000 women ages 50 to 79 who were followed for eight years. In the end, those assigned to a low-fat diet had the same rates of breast cancer, colon cancer, heart attacks and strokes as those who ate whatever they pleased, researchers are reporting today.

''These studies are revolutionary,'' said Dr. Jules Hirsch, physician in chief emeritus at Rockefeller University in New York City, who has spent a lifetime studying the effects of diets on weight and health. ''They should put a stop to this era of thinking that we have all the information we need to change the whole national diet and make everybody healthy.''

The study, published in today's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, was not just an ordinary study, said Dr. Michael Thun, who directs epidemiological research for the American Cancer Society. It was so large and so expensive, Dr. Thun said, that it was ''the Rolls-Royce of studies.'' As such, he added, it is likely to be the final word.

''We usually have only one shot at a very large-scale trial on a particular issue,'' he said...

The study article goes on to state that people should continue to eat low-fat, but this makes no sense when you understand the physiology of your body. There is a lot of misunderstanding in the press and popular health writers about fats and how your body utilizes food.

...''The studies were well designed,'' Dr. Freedman said, ''and the investigators tried to confirm popular hypotheses about the protective effect of diet against three major diseases in women.''

''But,'' he added, ''the diet studied here turned out not to be protective after all.''

The remainder of the article obviously display no understanding of good versus bad fats. Natural fats are vital for good nutrition, while altered, damaged or manmade fats are bad for us. Remember, natural fats like real butter, cheese, cream and fats on meat are good for you. The fats to avoid are trans-fats, highly processed vegetable oils, margarine, artificial whipped topping, low-fat foods and any food using artificial fats like olean. If you couldn't get it on a farm, it's not good for you..