pdmjoker
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"$415 Million Dollars and 49,000 Women Show No Benefits to the Low Fat Diet
In 2006, The Women's Health Initiative, a $415 Million dollar, eight year study of almost 49,000 middle aged women, which had been designed to prove the health benefits of the Low Fat diet, was forced to publish these conclusions:
The single "positive" finding for this entire study was that the Low Fat Diet did not appear to cause significant weight gain in post-menopausal women. This sounds like good news until you realize that it didn't cause weight loss, either."
Link to page:
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/19066498.php
PS I think "Though diehards immediately announced that maybe further study of the Low Carb fad diet would still show results in some OTHER group" should read "Low Fat fad diet"...
Enjoy!
In 2006, The Women's Health Initiative, a $415 Million dollar, eight year study of almost 49,000 middle aged women, which had been designed to prove the health benefits of the Low Fat diet, was forced to publish these conclusions:
Over a mean of 8.1 years, a dietary intervention that reduced total fat intake and increased intakes of vegetables, fruits, and grains did not significantly reduce the risk of CHD, stroke, or CVD in postmenopausal women.
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The single "positive" finding for this entire study was that the Low Fat Diet did not appear to cause significant weight gain in post-menopausal women. This sounds like good news until you realize that it didn't cause weight loss, either."
Link to page:
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/19066498.php
PS I think "Though diehards immediately announced that maybe further study of the Low Carb fad diet would still show results in some OTHER group" should read "Low Fat fad diet"...
Enjoy!