Sacred Cow Disease

[sarge_5150]

copperwise linked to a CNN article about a long-term study of a low-fat diet that did not show the expected health benefits. In contrast to the study's authors I do not find this especially surprising. But the reason for studies such as this is to find the way things really work, not just the way we think things work

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[halfmoon_mollie]

I don't think the study was about that at all. The study was to try to lower the incidence of heart disease in women (it is a proven fact that women are more likely to have heart disease now than they were *before*, whenever that was.) Further data has been released to show that the liklihood of heart disease in those women who participated in the studies had lowered their odds of having heart disease.

You are right, being healthy is about all those things you've listed.

I haven't really said what I'm trying to say...but then again, I'm struggling with my weight AGAIN.