[FairOpinion]

Well, so much for the fat-police. Of course they try to spin it, but an 8 year study of 48,835 women, sounds pretty thourough.

I think it's back to the old adage: "everything in moderation".

[IamConservative]

Notice the presumption: disappointing news for those who expected greater benefits from a healthy diet.

Low fat is a healthy diet? Maybe your assumption was wrong, to overstate the obvious. I for one never believed no fat and all carbs was a "healthy diet." With a few exceptions like cheese, whole grain breads, etc., if you begin preparing your meal with food items that are in their naturally occurring form, e.g. minimal processing, and eat moderate portions, that is about as good as you can do. If you read a label and something you cannot pronounce is 3rd on the lsit of ingredients, it probably isn't "good" for you.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Get this book. It's an eye opener to the lies about low fat diets, and low carb diets.

Becky

[MamaTexan]

The eight-year study showed no difference in the rate of breast cancer, colon cancer and heart disease among those who ate lower-fat diets and those who didn't.

The really sad thing is that no one as yet done a study on the effects of the 140 chemicals people put on themselves every day in the form of soaps, shampoo, perfume, etc.

Our skin, the largest organ of the human body, is totally ignored by scientists, even though every breast cancer tumor studied has contained parabens, a common cosmetic ingredient.

The cosmetic industry is NOT regulated by the FDA....it is 'trusted' to regulate itself.

[conservative physics]

I could of told them that, and saved the money spent. If eating fruits and vegetables was so good for you, most people over one hundred would be vegetarians...

but I've never met a 100 year old vegetarian.

nor a 100 year old marathon runner... nor 100 year old weight lifter or anyone who we are told to emulate to help us live longer.

Eating lots of different things in moderation, and staying mentally and physically active in one way or another, is the key to living a long, happy, healthy life.