Low Fat Diets - Summary
Summary

One may be tempted to conclude that dietary changes in fat intake have no impact on one's risk for cancer and heart disease. However, as comprehensive as this study was, we need to bear in mind that it applies to a very specific situation:

1. Women aged 50 to 79 at the start of the study.

2. A reduction of fat from around 38% of total calories to about 26% of total calories.

3. Women who were generally overweight to begin with (mean body mass index above 29, on average)

We do not know whether this study is applicable to men, whether it is applicable to younger people, or whether increasing one's fat consumption to a level much higher than 35% is healthy. However, there are certain steps one can take that do prevent CVD: eat a Mediterranean diet, exercise, work on stress reduction, try to achieve an optimistic point of view, and don't smoke!

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