Low Fat Diet Myth Busted (Low Fat Diets)

Low Fat Diet Myth Busted
Canada Free Press - The widely-believed notion that low-fat diets are good for your health went this week although the busting of that myth shouldn't be news to regular readers of this column. Low-fat diets didn't reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, colorectal

Maybe we aren't what we eat
Detroit News - When making decisions about your diet, keep in mind these limitations to the findings of the Women's Health Initiative study: The women assigned to the low-fat diet, despite extensive and expensive counseling, never reached their goal of eating 20

5. FAMILY DOCTOR: What are alternatives to statin intolerance?
Canton Repository - Q: I am a 74-year-old lady with high blood pressure and high cholesterol, otherwise in good health. I am still working eight hours a day, five days a week. My doctor just informed me that I am one of the people who can t tolerate the statins. I

Unraveling Myths About Heart Disease
WBBM - Heart disease takes a life every 33 seconds, according to experts. CBS's The Early Show took on this issue with its week-long HeartScore series, ending on Friday with a visit from a noted cardiologist, whose life goal is to prevent heart attacks. Dr

Letters to the Editor for Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006
Desert Sun - Students all over the Coachella Valley should be commended for taking rigorous Advanced Placement courses at their various high schools as reported in "Valley joins rising test tide" (Feb. 8). The article outlining the number of Advanced Placement

NBC: Confusion over low-fat diets
MSNBC - Dr. Walter Willett is a top nutrition expert at Harvard School of Public Health. I asked him a few questions that many people have today, the day after a study was released showing that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer

Food for thought on fat findings (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Food for thought on fat findings
San Antonio Express News - Since 1996, Corrine Sherman has shunned marbled steak for lean turkey, said no thanks to sharp cheese and sweet butter, piled her plate instead with fruits and whole grains and green vegetables. As one of 49,000 volunteers in the dietary arm of the

News / Opinion
News-Enterprise - FORT KNOX Maj. Gen. Robert Williams is confident the Armor Center will be in good hands when it leaves Fort Knox. Three sentenced in child sex abuse ELIZABETHTOWN n Two men and a woman pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to reduced sex abuse charges

Tigers still own the Terps
Washington Examiner - CLEMSON, S.C. - Shawan Robinson, starting in place of injured point guard Vernon Hamilton, had a season-high 24 points as Clemson broke a five-game losing streak with an 89-77 victory over Maryland on Tuesday night. Robinson had five 3-pointers

Eating Lean Doesn't Cut Risk
Los Angeles Times - Overturning three decades of conventional wisdom, a new study of low-fat diets shows that eating less fat does not significantly reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, breast cancer or colorectal cancer, researchers report today. Results on weight

You bet I want fries with that (Low Fat Diets)

You bet I want fries with that
Inside Bay Area - Idon't usually follow nutrition stories, but it was hard to miss last week's shocker about low-fat diets. The Globe put it on Page 1, high above the fold: "Study finds no major benefits of low-fat diet." The study, a project of the National

Diet news causes big mess for folks eating low-fat diets
Inside Bay Area - Despite a recent study that says a low-fat diet may not help prevent cancer and heart disease, experts recommend that dieters lean more toward a diet of unsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. (Jordin Althaus - Staff file) CONFUSED by this week's news

Doctors protest results of low fat diet study
WIS-TV - (National-NBC) February 10, 2006 - The widely held belief that low fat diets help prevent disease went out the window this week when a study announced the eating plan didn't help ward off heart disease or cancer. It also caused an outcry from the

Gordon's Hearts-felt plea for Sick Kids drop-in centre cash
Edinburgh News - IT promises to have all the blood, sweat and tears of any fiercely-fought Edinburgh derby. But when Hearts and Hibs take to the pitch at Tynecastle next month, there will be one very obvious difference. Making way for the stars in the home and away

University seems to be biased
Cincinnati Enquirer - The Hamilton County commissioners are ready to make the River Bank Consortium, of Minnesota's Mall of America fame, the preferred developers of the Banks project ("Portune backs Banks developer," Feb. 2). This is yet another instance of shortsighted

Keep eating right, nutritionists say
Boston Globe - The diet wars rage on. Results from a $415 million government-funded study released last week did not conclusively find that a low-fat diet lowered older women's risk of cancer or heart disease, causing a flurry of concern. Dieters are wondering if

NBC: Confusion over low-fat diets (Low Fat Diets)

NBC: Confusion over low-fat diets
MSNBC - Dr. Walter Willett is a top nutrition expert at Harvard School of Public Health. I asked him a few questions that many people have today, the day after a study was released showing that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer

HealthCheck reports
WPVI - A warning from a New Jersey-based company that makes a birth control patch. The maker of the once-a-week Ortho Evra birth control patch, says women who use the patch face twice the risk of developing blood clots than women who take the pill. The

Calcium, vitamin D fall short in study
Newsday - Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements only slightly decreased the risk of hip fractures, had no effect on protecting bones elsewhere in the body and was useless in lowering the risk of colorectal cancer, studies of postmenopausal women have found

Gordon's Hearts-felt plea for Sick Kids drop-in centre cash
Edinburgh News - IT promises to have all the blood, sweat and tears of any fiercely-fought Edinburgh derby. But when Hearts and Hibs take to the pitch at Tynecastle next month, there will be one very obvious difference. Making way for the stars in the home and away

Hold the grapefruit, give me a fry
North Jersey Herald & News - In 1973, Woody Allen still was making funny movies with Diane Keaton. His film Sleeper, is a hilarious look at the future from the perspective of a man who goes into a hospital for simple operation and is put into the deep freeze until the 22nd

News / Opinion
News-Enterprise - FORT KNOX Maj. Gen. Robert Williams is confident the Armor Center will be in good hands when it leaves Fort Knox. Three sentenced in child sex abuse ELIZABETHTOWN n Two men and a woman pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to reduced sex abuse charges

Letters to the Editor for Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006 (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Letters to the Editor for Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006
Desert Sun - Students all over the Coachella Valley should be commended for taking rigorous Advanced Placement courses at their various high schools as reported in "Valley joins rising test tide" (Feb. 8). The article outlining the number of Advanced Placement

Fiber for Weight-Loss
KFSN - February 11 - New research shows a high-fiber diet can keep you from gaining weight even more than a low-fat diet. Melissa Montalto has made fiber a priority and weight gain a thing of the past. She has a high-fiber diet and says, "When I know I'm

HealthCheck reports
WPVI - A warning from a New Jersey-based company that makes a birth control patch. The maker of the once-a-week Ortho Evra birth control patch, says women who use the patch face twice the risk of developing blood clots than women who take the pill. The

I WAS JILTED FOR A WOMAN HALF MY SIZE
Daily Mirror - THE church was booked, the flowers chosen and her size-24 dress ordered, but Sharon Stanton's dream of a fairytale wedding lay in ruins. Just months before what was supposed to be the happiest day of her life, her fiance dumped her for a woman half

I did it in my sleep - wishing Uncle Sam could fund my study
Pahrump Valley Times - That big low-fat-diet study that was front-page news a week ago has blown over now, and people are back to spreading butter on their bread and still feeling good about themselves. What the study said (in case you've forgotten) is that grandmas who

The Osgood File (Low Fat Diet Plans)

The Osgood File
WBZ-AM - It doesn't happen very often. The last time a vice president of the United States shot somebody was 201 years ago when Vice President Aaron Burr shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in New Jersey. This time it was Vice President Dick

NBC: Confusion over low-fat diets
MSNBC - Dr. Walter Willett is a top nutrition expert at Harvard School of Public Health. I asked him a few questions that many people have today, the day after a study was released showing that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer

Maryland Sports
Washington Examiner - Early this year, Steve Richards was too heavy to wrestle. But thanks to a low-calorie, low-fat diet, the sophomore shed enough weight to wrestle for Damascus in the 189-pound class. Damascus Steve Richards, center, celebrates after pinning North

Hold the grapefruit, give me a fry
North Jersey Herald & News - In 1973, Woody Allen still was making funny movies with Diane Keaton. His film Sleeper, is a hilarious look at the future from the perspective of a man who goes into a hospital for simple operation and is put into the deep freeze until the 22nd

Tigers still own the Terps
Washington Examiner - CLEMSON, S.C. - Shawan Robinson, starting in place of injured point guard Vernon Hamilton, had a season-high 24 points as Clemson broke a five-game losing streak with an 89-77 victory over Maryland on Tuesday night. Robinson had five 3-pointers

Diet news causes big mess for folks eating low-fat diets (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Diet news causes big mess for folks eating low-fat diets
Inside Bay Area - Despite a recent study that says a low-fat diet may not help prevent cancer and heart disease, experts recommend that dieters lean more toward a diet of unsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. (Jordin Althaus - Staff file) CONFUSED by this week's news

The Osgood File
WBZ-AM - It doesn't happen very often. The last time a vice president of the United States shot somebody was 201 years ago when Vice President Aaron Burr shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in New Jersey. This time it was Vice President Dick

Reversal of fortune for Damascus
Washington Examiner - Damascus Steve Richards, center, celebrates after pinning North Carroll s Jason Thomen at 189 pounds to put his team in the state dual meet final Tuesday. Damascus trailed La Plata in the final at press time. (Andrew Harnik/Examiner) Early this

Calcium, vitamin D fall short in study
Newsday - Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements only slightly decreased the risk of hip fractures, had no effect on protecting bones elsewhere in the body and was useless in lowering the risk of colorectal cancer, studies of postmenopausal women have found

Fiber for Weight-Loss
KFSN - February 11 - New research shows a high-fiber diet can keep you from gaining weight even more than a low-fat diet. Melissa Montalto has made fiber a priority and weight gain a thing of the past. She has a high-fiber diet and says, "When I know I'm

Study: Less Fat May Not Lower Cancer Risk (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Study: Less Fat May Not Lower Cancer Risk
WINK TV - CHICAGO Eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women, disappointing news for those who expected greater benefits from a healthy diet. Even so, scientists say the results from the government study

Study's Results on Bone Health, Calcium May Confuse Patients
WISH-TV - The same study that told us a low-fat diet might not decrease the risk of cancer is once again turning conventional wisdom on its head. Researchers have found calcium and Vitamin D supplements may not help bone health as much as first thought. On her

A Healthy State of Confusion
Time - No wonder so many of us are overweight, ill-nourished and just plain frustrated about how to shape up: every day brings more conflicting medical advice. Here's what experts are reporting now: IS FAT THAT BAD? Everyone knows that a diet low in fat

Cheeseburgers or salads? The truth about fat
Knoxville News Sentinel - Aha, so a low-fat diet is bunk and we can all just eat as we please again? Well, not exactly. Here are some questions and answers about what the latest big diet study did and didn't tell us, and why. Q: Contradictory diet studies always seem to be

Unraveling Myths About Heart Disease
WBBM - Heart disease takes a life every 33 seconds, according to experts. CBS's The Early Show took on this issue with its week-long HeartScore series, ending on Friday with a visit from a noted cardiologist, whose life goal is to prevent heart attacks. Dr

Maryland region playoff previews
Washington Examiner - Whitman and Michael Gruner, left, as one of the favorites in the 4A West. (John Shinkle/For The Examiner) Montgomery boys Elvis Ellis-led Magruder (18-2) and Mike Gruner-led Whitman (17-3) will enter the 4A West Region tournament as the top two seeds

Some fat may be beneficial (Low Fat Diets)

Some fat may be beneficial
Poughkeepsie Journal - Ladies, don't go wild with the news from the latest study results and abandon your healthful eating habits. Results of a study funded by the National Institutes of Health announced last week that a low-fat diet did not support claims that it

A Big Fat Diet Study
Bangor Daily News - ou'd better go beyond the headlines on news stories about a huge federal study about low-fat diets. One said they "may not be a panacea." Another: "Does Not Cut Health Risks." Still another: "Alone of Little Benefit in Preventing Ills." The main

University seems to be biased
Cincinnati Enquirer - The Hamilton County commissioners are ready to make the River Bank Consortium, of Minnesota's Mall of America fame, the preferred developers of the Banks project ("Portune backs Banks developer," Feb. 2). This is yet another instance of shortsighted

Low-carb diet promising for weight loss
Science Daily - WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Low-carbohydrate diets, the embattled alternative to low-fat eating, have gotten a new boost: a new study has found low-carb diets help people shed pounds more quickly than low-fat regimes. Researchers in the United

Letters from February 14 (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Letters from February 14
Kingsport Times-News - The studies published this week indicating that a low-fat diet has negligible effect on the risk of chronic diseases validate what leading health authorities have been saying for the past decade: it's not just fat - it's the saturated fat in meat

A Healthy State of Confusion
Time - No wonder so many of us are overweight, ill-nourished and just plain frustrated about how to shape up: every day brings more conflicting medical advice. Here's what experts are reporting now: IS FAT THAT BAD? Everyone knows that a diet low in fat

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere
Cedar Creek Pilot - THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) Somebody owes us an apology. We re not sure who, and really now we don t care. We just want someone, probably someone wearing a lab coat, to tell us that they re sorry sorry that they told us all those years

Study turns lives around: Let's order pizza
Baltimore Sun - News arrived last week that a low-fat diet does not reduce a woman's risk of getting cancer or heart disease, and my girlfriends and I feel bitterly betrayed. A federal study that cost $415 million and included 50,000 women found no health benefits

Readers' Questions Answered (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Readers' Questions Answered
New York Times - Q. What about the generalizability of the results? Since when does applying the results of a study of a select group of 50- to 75-year-old (likely post-menopausal) women to the population as a whole (men, pre-menopausal women, adolescents, children

NBC: Confusion over low-fat diets
MSNBC - Dr. Walter Willett is a top nutrition expert at Harvard School of Public Health. I asked him a few questions that many people have today, the day after a study was released showing that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer

You bet I want fries with that
Inside Bay Area - Idon't usually follow nutrition stories, but it was hard to miss last week's shocker about low-fat diets. The Globe put it on Page 1, high above the fold: "Study finds no major benefits of low-fat diet." The study, a project of the National

Thinning the Milk Does Not Mean Thinning the Child
Hendersonville Times-News - FIRST, New York City schools replaced soft drinks with Snapple. Now they're banning whole milk. In 2000, Los Angeles also banished whole milk from its schools; some states are considering similar proposals. And across the country, there are anguished

HealthCheck reports
WPVI - A warning from a New Jersey-based company that makes a birth control patch. The maker of the once-a-week Ortho Evra birth control patch, says women who use the patch face twice the risk of developing blood clots than women who take the pill. The

Study: Less Fat May Not Lower Cancer Risk (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

Study: Less Fat May Not Lower Cancer Risk
WINK TV - CHICAGO Eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women, disappointing news for those who expected greater benefits from a healthy diet. Even so, scientists say the results from the government study

The Osgood File
WBZ-AM - It doesn't happen very often. The last time a vice president of the United States shot somebody was 201 years ago when Vice President Aaron Burr shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in New Jersey. This time it was Vice President Dick

A Big Fat Diet Study
Bangor Daily News - ou'd better go beyond the headlines on news stories about a huge federal study about low-fat diets. One said they "may not be a panacea." Another: "Does Not Cut Health Risks." Still another: "Alone of Little Benefit in Preventing Ills." The main

Campos: New reason to question diet claims
Alexandria Daily Town Talk - Over the last decade, the federal government spent $410 million on a study designed to determine whether a low-fat diet reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, breast cancer, and colon cancer in women. In the context of medical research this is an

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere
Meadville Tribune - THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) Somebody owes us an apology. We re not sure who, and really now we don t care. We just want someone, probably someone wearing a lab coat, to tell us that they re sorry sorry that they told us all those years

Silent Reflux
WTLV - JACKSONVILLE, FL -- For about two years my voice would cut in and out, sound hoarse or raspy and I had no idea why. It was really bad in the morning and people would often ask me if I had a cold. I finally went to an ear, nose and throat specialist

Diet has limits
Saskatoon Star Phoenix - OTTAWA - Veggies and non-fat desserts help women far less than doctors hoped if they help at all, say three major studies trying to link low-fat, high-fibre diets with reduced cancer risk, heart disease and stroke . Today, the Journal of the American

Low-fat diet news leads to confusion
AZCentral.com - Confused by this week's news that a low-fat diet may not help prevent cancer and heart disease after all? Beth Hobson was. "I've been on a low-fat diet for four years now," said the 44-year-old part-time worker at a fitness center in Pasadena, Md

I did it in my sleep - wishing Uncle Sam could fund my study
Pahrump Valley Times - That big low-fat-diet study that was front-page news a week ago has blown over now, and people are back to spreading butter on their bread and still feeling good about themselves. What the study said (in case you've forgotten) is that grandmas who

Fletcher to have gallbladder out transfers powers (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

Fletcher to have gallbladder out transfers powers
Louisville Courier-Journal - FRANKFORT, Ky. A gallstone was removed from Gov. Ernie Fletcher's pancreatic duct yesterday, and his gallbladder will be removed in an operation scheduled for today. The gallstone was removed at St. Joseph East hospital in Lexington, where

HealthCheck reports
WPVI - A nationwide study is underway to see whether controlling one major health problem, acid reflux, will take care of another, asthma. It turns out that many people suffer from both. Doctors have long known that reflux can cause breathing problems, like

Study: Less Fat May Not Lower Cancer Risk
WINK TV - CHICAGO Eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women, disappointing news for those who expected greater benefits from a healthy diet. Even so, scientists say the results from the government study

Fat: Good and bad, high and low
Berkshire Eagle - Americans are used to confronting studies that contradict everything they thought they knew about good nutrition, but the federal study released this week finding that low-fat diets do not reduce the risk of getting heart disease or cancer is

Low-fat diet for older women: Less protection than assumed (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

Low-fat diet for older women: Less protection than assumed
Knoxville News Sentinel - Older women who turn to a diet low in fats and high in fruits, vegetables and grains don't generally lower the risk of breast and colon cancers or heart disease, according to new studies. The three studies, published Wednesday in The Journal of the

A Healthy State of Confusion
Time - No wonder so many of us are overweight, ill-nourished and just plain frustrated about how to shape up: every day brings more conflicting medical advice. Here's what experts are reporting now: IS FAT THAT BAD? Everyone knows that a diet low in fat

A Big Fat Diet Study
Bangor Daily News - ou'd better go beyond the headlines on news stories about a huge federal study about low-fat diets. One said they "may not be a panacea." Another: "Does Not Cut Health Risks." Still another: "Alone of Little Benefit in Preventing Ills." The main

Reversal of fortune for Damascus
Washington Examiner - Damascus Steve Richards, center, celebrates after pinning North Carroll s Jason Thomen at 189 pounds to put his team in the state dual meet final Tuesday. Damascus trailed La Plata in the final at press time. (Andrew Harnik/Examiner) Early this

Tigers still own the Terps (Low Fat Diets)

Tigers still own the Terps
Washington Examiner - CLEMSON, S.C. - Shawan Robinson, starting in place of injured point guard Vernon Hamilton, had a season-high 24 points as Clemson broke a five-game losing streak with an 89-77 victory over Maryland on Tuesday night. Robinson had five 3-pointers

A Big Fat Diet Study
Bangor Daily News - ou'd better go beyond the headlines on news stories about a huge federal study about low-fat diets. One said they "may not be a panacea." Another: "Does Not Cut Health Risks." Still another: "Alone of Little Benefit in Preventing Ills." The main

Sidebar: To classify or not to classify
MSNBC - CIA Director Porter Goss's op-ed piece in Friday's New York Times is basically an indictment of anyone who provides any classified information to the press. On its face, it s tough to dispute. Information is generally classified for a reason

You bet I want fries with that
Inside Bay Area - Idon't usually follow nutrition stories, but it was hard to miss last week's shocker about low-fat diets. The Globe put it on Page 1, high above the fold: "Study finds no major benefits of low-fat diet." The study, a project of the National

Take government eating advice with grain of salt
Detroit News - The federal government and others should rethink how they collect and distribute health information -- because the advice is getting downright confusing. A new study on women over 50 shatters the idea that a low-fat diet reduces the risk of getting

The Nation: Thinning the Milk Does Not Mean Thinning the Child (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

The Nation: Thinning the Milk Does Not Mean Thinning the Child
New York Times - FIRST, New York City schools replaced soft drinks with Snapple. Now they're banning whole milk. In 2000, Los Angeles also banished whole milk from its schools; some states are considering similar proposals. And across the country, there are anguished

UC should fire Dynes and his moral compass
Contra Costa Times - According to your front page story on University of California President Robert Dynes, his "moral compass has been tilted all over the place." Couldn't the same be said for Scott Peterson? Then he proposes a five-point plan that includes a

Burgers or salads? The truth about fat
Detroit News - Trans fat are found in margarine or shortening and are often used in commercial baked goods such as doughnuts, pastries and cookies. They also show up in the french fries and fried chicken made by most fast-food chains. Saturated fat is usually solid

Fiber for Weight-Loss
KFSN - February 11 - New research shows a high-fiber diet can keep you from gaining weight even more than a low-fat diet. Melissa Montalto has made fiber a priority and weight gain a thing of the past. She has a high-fiber diet and says, "When I know I'm

Are you what you eat?
International Herald Tribune - In an early 19th-century best seller, a famous food writer offered a cure for obesity and chronic disease: a low-carbohydrate diet. The notion that what you eat shapes your medical fate has exerted a strong pull through history. And its appeal

Keep eating right, nutritionists say
Boston Globe - The diet wars rage on. Results from a $415 million government-funded study released last week did not conclusively find that a low-fat diet lowered older women's risk of cancer or heart disease, causing a flurry of concern. Dieters are wondering if

Tigers still own the Terps (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Tigers still own the Terps
Washington Examiner - CLEMSON, S.C. - Shawan Robinson, starting in place of injured point guard Vernon Hamilton, had a season-high 24 points as Clemson broke a five-game losing streak with an 89-77 victory over Maryland on Tuesday night. Robinson had five 3-pointers

Maryland region playoff previews
Washington Examiner - Whitman and Michael Gruner, left, as one of the favorites in the 4A West. (John Shinkle/For The Examiner) Montgomery boys Elvis Ellis-led Magruder (18-2) and Mike Gruner-led Whitman (17-3) will enter the 4A West Region tournament as the top two seeds

Low-carb diet promising for weight loss
Science Daily - WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Low-carbohydrate diets, the embattled alternative to low-fat eating, have gotten a new boost: a new study has found low-carb diets help people shed pounds more quickly than low-fat regimes. Researchers in the United

Are you what you eat?
International Herald Tribune - In an early 19th-century best seller, a famous food writer offered a cure for obesity and chronic disease: a low-carbohydrate diet. The notion that what you eat shapes your medical fate has exerted a strong pull through history. And its appeal

Diet has limits
Saskatoon Star Phoenix - OTTAWA - Veggies and non-fat desserts help women far less than doctors hoped if they help at all, say three major studies trying to link low-fat, high-fibre diets with reduced cancer risk, heart disease and stroke . Today, the Journal of the American

Doctors protest results of low fat diet study (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Doctors protest results of low fat diet study
WIS-TV - (National-NBC) February 10, 2006 - The widely held belief that low fat diets help prevent disease went out the window this week when a study announced the eating plan didn't help ward off heart disease or cancer. It also caused an outcry from the

Hold the grapefruit, give me a fry
North Jersey Herald & News - In 1973, Woody Allen still was making funny movies with Diane Keaton. His film Sleeper, is a hilarious look at the future from the perspective of a man who goes into a hospital for simple operation and is put into the deep freeze until the 22nd

Fiber for Weight-Loss
KFSN - February 11 - New research shows a high-fiber diet can keep you from gaining weight even more than a low-fat diet. Melissa Montalto has made fiber a priority and weight gain a thing of the past. She has a high-fiber diet and says, "When I know I'm

Disheartening: No advantage to low-fat diet
Salt Lake Tribune - As a nutrition expert, E. Wayne Askew had high hopes for a nationwide diet study that followed nearly 50,000 women for 15 years. But the results of a massive study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found little

Big Fat Surprise: (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Big Fat Surprise:
Slate - The New York Times leads with, and the Washington Post 's top nonlocal spot goes to, a massive study that found no significant evidence that low-fat diets lower women's risk of heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, or colon cancer. The study

Diet has limits
Saskatoon Star Phoenix - OTTAWA - Veggies and non-fat desserts help women far less than doctors hoped if they help at all, say three major studies trying to link low-fat, high-fibre diets with reduced cancer risk, heart disease and stroke . Today, the Journal of the American

I did it in my sleep - wishing Uncle Sam could fund my study
Pahrump Valley Times - That big low-fat-diet study that was front-page news a week ago has blown over now, and people are back to spreading butter on their bread and still feeling good about themselves. What the study said (in case you've forgotten) is that grandmas who

Disheartening: No advantage to low-fat diet
Salt Lake Tribune - As a nutrition expert, E. Wayne Askew had high hopes for a nationwide diet study that followed nearly 50,000 women for 15 years. But the results of a massive study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found little

Are you what you eat? (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Are you what you eat?
International Herald Tribune - In an early 19th-century best seller, a famous food writer offered a cure for obesity and chronic disease: a low-carbohydrate diet. The notion that what you eat shapes your medical fate has exerted a strong pull through history. And its appeal

Sidebar: To classify or not to classify
MSNBC - CIA Director Porter Goss's op-ed piece in Friday's New York Times is basically an indictment of anyone who provides any classified information to the press. On its face, it s tough to dispute. Information is generally classified for a reason

A Healthy State of Confusion
Time - No wonder so many of us are overweight, ill-nourished and just plain frustrated about how to shape up: every day brings more conflicting medical advice. Here's what experts are reporting now: IS FAT THAT BAD? Everyone knows that a diet low in fat

Letters from February 14
Kingsport Times-News - The studies published this week indicating that a low-fat diet has negligible effect on the risk of chronic diseases validate what leading health authorities have been saying for the past decade: it's not just fat - it's the saturated fat in meat

Chuck Baraby
Independent Record - My name is Shawn Donaldson. I am a fifth grade student from Napa Valle Language Academy in California. I have chosen to research the state of Montana for m state report. I will be doing an oral presentation and displaying interesting items that came

Letters to the Editor for Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006
Desert Sun - Students all over the Coachella Valley should be commended for taking rigorous Advanced Placement courses at their various high schools as reported in "Valley joins rising test tide" (Feb. 8). The article outlining the number of Advanced Placement

News Tip: Diet, Stimulant Stories Show Difficulty of Translating (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

News Tip: Diet, Stimulant Stories Show Difficulty of Translating
Duke University - Note to Editors: Priscilla Wald can be reached at (919) 684-6869, (919) 493-7387 or pwald@duke.edu. People expect science to provide clear-cut answers especially on health matters -- but scientific research doesn t always yield simple

Disheartening: No advantage to low-fat diet
Salt Lake Tribune - As a nutrition expert, E. Wayne Askew had high hopes for a nationwide diet study that followed nearly 50,000 women for 15 years. But the results of a massive study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found little

What Women Need to Know About Heart Disease
MSNBC - Feb. 14, 2006 - Until March 25, 2003, Mellanie True Hills never thought she was a candidate for heart disease. Sure, she had a stressful schedule, traveling two to three times a week as a technology consultant. And she was overweight. Her cholesterol

Fletcher to have gallbladder out transfers powers
Louisville Courier-Journal - FRANKFORT, Ky. A gallstone was removed from Gov. Ernie Fletcher's pancreatic duct yesterday, and his gallbladder will be removed in an operation scheduled for today. The gallstone was removed at St. Joseph East hospital in Lexington, where

A Big Fat Diet Study
Bangor Daily News - ou'd better go beyond the headlines on news stories about a huge federal study about low-fat diets. One said they "may not be a panacea." Another: "Does Not Cut Health Risks." Still another: "Alone of Little Benefit in Preventing Ills." The main

Fat: Good and bad, high and low (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Fat: Good and bad, high and low
Berkshire Eagle - Americans are used to confronting studies that contradict everything they thought they knew about good nutrition, but the federal study released this week finding that low-fat diets do not reduce the risk of getting heart disease or cancer is

NBC: Confusion over low-fat diets
MSNBC - Dr. Walter Willett is a top nutrition expert at Harvard School of Public Health. I asked him a few questions that many people have today, the day after a study was released showing that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer

Fletcher to have gallbladder out transfers powers
Louisville Courier-Journal - FRANKFORT, Ky. A gallstone was removed from Gov. Ernie Fletcher's pancreatic duct yesterday, and his gallbladder will be removed in an operation scheduled for today. The gallstone was removed at St. Joseph East hospital in Lexington, where

Low-fat diet news leads to confusion
AZCentral.com - Confused by this week's news that a low-fat diet may not help prevent cancer and heart disease after all? Beth Hobson was. "I've been on a low-fat diet for four years now," said the 44-year-old part-time worker at a fitness center in Pasadena, Md

What Women Need to Know About Heart Disease
MSNBC - Feb. 14, 2006 - Until March 25, 2003, Mellanie True Hills never thought she was a candidate for heart disease. Sure, she had a stressful schedule, traveling two to three times a week as a technology consultant. And she was overweight. Her cholesterol

Study turns lives around: Let's order pizza
Baltimore Sun - News arrived last week that a low-fat diet does not reduce a woman's risk of getting cancer or heart disease, and my girlfriends and I feel bitterly betrayed. A federal study that cost $415 million and included 50,000 women found no health benefits

Diet has limits (Low Fat Diets)

Diet has limits
Saskatoon Star Phoenix - OTTAWA - Veggies and non-fat desserts help women far less than doctors hoped if they help at all, say three major studies trying to link low-fat, high-fibre diets with reduced cancer risk, heart disease and stroke . Today, the Journal of the American

Fletcher to have gallbladder out transfers powers
Louisville Courier-Journal - FRANKFORT, Ky. A gallstone was removed from Gov. Ernie Fletcher's pancreatic duct yesterday, and his gallbladder will be removed in an operation scheduled for today. The gallstone was removed at St. Joseph East hospital in Lexington, where

Letters from February 14
Kingsport Times-News - The studies published this week indicating that a low-fat diet has negligible effect on the risk of chronic diseases validate what leading health authorities have been saying for the past decade: it's not just fat - it's the saturated fat in meat

Study: Less Fat May Not Lower Cancer Risk
WINK TV - CHICAGO Eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women, disappointing news for those who expected greater benefits from a healthy diet. Even so, scientists say the results from the government study

Low-fat diet for older women: Less protection than assumed
Knoxville News Sentinel - Older women who turn to a diet low in fats and high in fruits, vegetables and grains don't generally lower the risk of breast and colon cancers or heart disease, according to new studies. The three studies, published Wednesday in The Journal of the

Disheartening: No advantage to low-fat diet (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Disheartening: No advantage to low-fat diet
Salt Lake Tribune - As a nutrition expert, E. Wayne Askew had high hopes for a nationwide diet study that followed nearly 50,000 women for 15 years. But the results of a massive study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found little

Revolving around the good, bad food
In-Forum - My column may be late this week. I ve just spent the last three days rolling around gleefully in a vat of butter and gravy. Why? The mega-study that showed that 20,000 women who ate low-fat diets over eight years did not develop lower rates of

Low-carb diet promising for weight loss
Science Daily - WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Low-carbohydrate diets, the embattled alternative to low-fat eating, have gotten a new boost: a new study has found low-carb diets help people shed pounds more quickly than low-fat regimes. Researchers in the United

Doctors protest results of low fat diet study
WIS-TV - (National-NBC) February 10, 2006 - The widely held belief that low fat diets help prevent disease went out the window this week when a study announced the eating plan didn't help ward off heart disease or cancer. It also caused an outcry from the

For heart health, adopt good diet and kick bad habits
Athens Daily Review - Joyce Luna is skeptical of people who say eating less fat won t help your health. A new study claims that eating a reduced-fat diet doesn t reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease. Despite the study, eating a low-fat diet does help prevent

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere (Low Fat Diets)

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere
Meadville Tribune - THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) Somebody owes us an apology. We re not sure who, and really now we don t care. We just want someone, probably someone wearing a lab coat, to tell us that they re sorry sorry that they told us all those years

Revolving around the good, bad food
In-Forum - My column may be late this week. I ve just spent the last three days rolling around gleefully in a vat of butter and gravy. Why? The mega-study that showed that 20,000 women who ate low-fat diets over eight years did not develop lower rates of

Fiber for Weight-Loss
KFSN - February 11 - New research shows a high-fiber diet can keep you from gaining weight even more than a low-fat diet. Melissa Montalto has made fiber a priority and weight gain a thing of the past. She has a high-fiber diet and says, "When I know I'm

Are you what you eat?
International Herald Tribune - In an early 19th-century best seller, a famous food writer offered a cure for obesity and chronic disease: a low-carbohydrate diet. The notion that what you eat shapes your medical fate has exerted a strong pull through history. And its appeal

Maryland region playoff previews (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Maryland region playoff previews
Washington Examiner - Whitman and Michael Gruner, left, as one of the favorites in the 4A West. (John Shinkle/For The Examiner) Montgomery boys Elvis Ellis-led Magruder (18-2) and Mike Gruner-led Whitman (17-3) will enter the 4A West Region tournament as the top two seeds

Low-carb diet promising for weight loss
Science Daily - WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Low-carbohydrate diets, the embattled alternative to low-fat eating, have gotten a new boost: a new study has found low-carb diets help people shed pounds more quickly than low-fat regimes. Researchers in the United

Letters from February 14
Kingsport Times-News - The studies published this week indicating that a low-fat diet has negligible effect on the risk of chronic diseases validate what leading health authorities have been saying for the past decade: it's not just fat - it's the saturated fat in meat

Big Fat Surprise:
Slate - The New York Times leads with, and the Washington Post 's top nonlocal spot goes to, a massive study that found no significant evidence that low-fat diets lower women's risk of heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, or colon cancer. The study

Sidebar: To classify or not to classify (Low Fat Diets)

Sidebar: To classify or not to classify
MSNBC - CIA Director Porter Goss's op-ed piece in Friday's New York Times is basically an indictment of anyone who provides any classified information to the press. On its face, it s tough to dispute. Information is generally classified for a reason

Letters from February 14
Kingsport Times-News - The studies published this week indicating that a low-fat diet has negligible effect on the risk of chronic diseases validate what leading health authorities have been saying for the past decade: it's not just fat - it's the saturated fat in meat

News Tip: Diet, Stimulant Stories Show Difficulty of Translating
Duke University - Note to Editors: Priscilla Wald can be reached at (919) 684-6869, (919) 493-7387 or pwald@duke.edu. People expect science to provide clear-cut answers especially on health matters -- but scientific research doesn t always yield simple

I did it in my sleep - wishing Uncle Sam could fund my study
Pahrump Valley Times - That big low-fat-diet study that was front-page news a week ago has blown over now, and people are back to spreading butter on their bread and still feeling good about themselves. What the study said (in case you've forgotten) is that grandmas who

NBC: Confusion over low-fat diets
MSNBC - Dr. Walter Willett is a top nutrition expert at Harvard School of Public Health. I asked him a few questions that many people have today, the day after a study was released showing that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer

Disheartening: No advantage to low-fat diet
Salt Lake Tribune - As a nutrition expert, E. Wayne Askew had high hopes for a nationwide diet study that followed nearly 50,000 women for 15 years. But the results of a massive study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found little

The cost of bad research (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

The cost of bad research
Dairy Reporter - 13/02/2006 - The science has spoken. Low-fat diets don t work: Forget the carrots and broccoli sprouts, I can now have my cake and eat it, and put extra cream on top. Ask the average person in the street if a low-fat diet is good for them they

Letters to the Editor for Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006
Desert Sun - Students all over the Coachella Valley should be commended for taking rigorous Advanced Placement courses at their various high schools as reported in "Valley joins rising test tide" (Feb. 8). The article outlining the number of Advanced Placement

A Healthy State of Confusion
Time - No wonder so many of us are overweight, ill-nourished and just plain frustrated about how to shape up: every day brings more conflicting medical advice. Here's what experts are reporting now: IS FAT THAT BAD? Everyone knows that a diet low in fat

Tigers still own the Terps
Washington Examiner - CLEMSON, S.C. - Shawan Robinson, starting in place of injured point guard Vernon Hamilton, had a season-high 24 points as Clemson broke a five-game losing streak with an 89-77 victory over Maryland on Tuesday night. Robinson had five 3-pointers

The Osgood File
WBZ-AM - An advisory panel is recommending that the Food and Drug Administration require a black box warning, the most serious type for prescription drugs, for Ritalin, Adderall and other such stimulants widely prescribed now for children to treat Attention

Tigers still own the Terps (Low Fat Diets)

Tigers still own the Terps
Washington Examiner - CLEMSON, S.C. - Shawan Robinson, starting in place of injured point guard Vernon Hamilton, had a season-high 24 points as Clemson broke a five-game losing streak with an 89-77 victory over Maryland on Tuesday night. Robinson had five 3-pointers

Are you what you eat?
International Herald Tribune - In an early 19th-century best seller, a famous food writer offered a cure for obesity and chronic disease: a low-carbohydrate diet. The notion that what you eat shapes your medical fate has exerted a strong pull through history. And its appeal

What Women Need to Know About Heart Disease
MSNBC - Feb. 14, 2006 - Until March 25, 2003, Mellanie True Hills never thought she was a candidate for heart disease. Sure, she had a stressful schedule, traveling two to three times a week as a technology consultant. And she was overweight. Her cholesterol

News Tip: Diet, Stimulant Stories Show Difficulty of Translating
Duke University - Note to Editors: Priscilla Wald can be reached at (919) 684-6869, (919) 493-7387 or pwald@duke.edu. People expect science to provide clear-cut answers especially on health matters -- but scientific research doesn t always yield simple

Some fat may be beneficial
Poughkeepsie Journal - Ladies, don't go wild with the news from the latest study results and abandon your healthful eating habits. Results of a study funded by the National Institutes of Health announced last week that a low-fat diet did not support claims that it

Study turns lives around: Let's order pizza
Baltimore Sun - News arrived last week that a low-fat diet does not reduce a woman's risk of getting cancer or heart disease, and my girlfriends and I feel bitterly betrayed. A federal study that cost $415 million and included 50,000 women found no health benefits

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere
Meadville Tribune - THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) Somebody owes us an apology. We re not sure who, and really now we don t care. We just want someone, probably someone wearing a lab coat, to tell us that they re sorry sorry that they told us all those years

The Osgood File
WBZ-AM - An advisory panel is recommending that the Food and Drug Administration require a black box warning, the most serious type for prescription drugs, for Ritalin, Adderall and other such stimulants widely prescribed now for children to treat Attention

Campos: New reason to question diet claims
Alexandria Daily Town Talk - Over the last decade, the federal government spent $410 million on a study designed to determine whether a low-fat diet reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, breast cancer, and colon cancer in women. In the context of medical research this is an

Take government eating advice with grain of salt
Detroit News - The federal government and others should rethink how they collect and distribute health information -- because the advice is getting downright confusing. A new study on women over 50 shatters the idea that a low-fat diet reduces the risk of getting

The cost of bad research (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

The cost of bad research
Dairy Reporter - 13/02/2006 - The science has spoken. Low-fat diets don t work: Forget the carrots and broccoli sprouts, I can now have my cake and eat it, and put extra cream on top. Ask the average person in the street if a low-fat diet is good for them they

University seems to be biased
Cincinnati Enquirer - The Hamilton County commissioners are ready to make the River Bank Consortium, of Minnesota's Mall of America fame, the preferred developers of the Banks project ("Portune backs Banks developer," Feb. 2). This is yet another instance of shortsighted

Revolving around the good, bad food
In-Forum - My column may be late this week. I ve just spent the last three days rolling around gleefully in a vat of butter and gravy. Why? The mega-study that showed that 20,000 women who ate low-fat diets over eight years did not develop lower rates of

The Osgood File
WBZ-AM - An advisory panel is recommending that the Food and Drug Administration require a black box warning, the most serious type for prescription drugs, for Ritalin, Adderall and other such stimulants widely prescribed now for children to treat Attention

Are you what you eat? (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Are you what you eat?
International Herald Tribune - In an early 19th-century best seller, a famous food writer offered a cure for obesity and chronic disease: a low-carbohydrate diet. The notion that what you eat shapes your medical fate has exerted a strong pull through history. And its appeal

The cost of bad research
Dairy Reporter - 13/02/2006 - The science has spoken. Low-fat diets don t work: Forget the carrots and broccoli sprouts, I can now have my cake and eat it, and put extra cream on top. Ask the average person in the street if a low-fat diet is good for them they

Campos: New reason to question diet claims
Alexandria Daily Town Talk - Over the last decade, the federal government spent $410 million on a study designed to determine whether a low-fat diet reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, breast cancer, and colon cancer in women. In the context of medical research this is an

Burgers or salads? The truth about fat
Detroit News - Trans fat are found in margarine or shortening and are often used in commercial baked goods such as doughnuts, pastries and cookies. They also show up in the french fries and fried chicken made by most fast-food chains. Saturated fat is usually solid

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere
Meadville Tribune - THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) Somebody owes us an apology. We re not sure who, and really now we don t care. We just want someone, probably someone wearing a lab coat, to tell us that they re sorry sorry that they told us all those years

The Nation: Thinning the Milk Does Not Mean Thinning the Child (Low Fat Diet Plans)

The Nation: Thinning the Milk Does Not Mean Thinning the Child
New York Times - FIRST, New York City schools replaced soft drinks with Snapple. Now they're banning whole milk. In 2000, Los Angeles also banished whole milk from its schools; some states are considering similar proposals. And across the country, there are anguished

You bet I want fries with that
Inside Bay Area - Idon't usually follow nutrition stories, but it was hard to miss last week's shocker about low-fat diets. The Globe put it on Page 1, high above the fold: "Study finds no major benefits of low-fat diet." The study, a project of the National

The cost of bad research
Dairy Reporter - 13/02/2006 - The science has spoken. Low-fat diets don t work: Forget the carrots and broccoli sprouts, I can now have my cake and eat it, and put extra cream on top. Ask the average person in the street if a low-fat diet is good for them they

Low-carb diet promising for weight loss
Science Daily - WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Low-carbohydrate diets, the embattled alternative to low-fat eating, have gotten a new boost: a new study has found low-carb diets help people shed pounds more quickly than low-fat regimes. Researchers in the United

A Big Fat Diet Study
Bangor Daily News - ou'd better go beyond the headlines on news stories about a huge federal study about low-fat diets. One said they "may not be a panacea." Another: "Does Not Cut Health Risks." Still another: "Alone of Little Benefit in Preventing Ills." The main

Letters from February 14 (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Letters from February 14
Kingsport Times-News - The studies published this week indicating that a low-fat diet has negligible effect on the risk of chronic diseases validate what leading health authorities have been saying for the past decade: it's not just fat - it's the saturated fat in meat

Fiber for Weight-Loss
KFSN - February 11 - New research shows a high-fiber diet can keep you from gaining weight even more than a low-fat diet. Melissa Montalto has made fiber a priority and weight gain a thing of the past. She has a high-fiber diet and says, "When I know I'm

For heart health, adopt good diet and kick bad habits
Athens Daily Review - Joyce Luna is skeptical of people who say eating less fat won t help your health. A new study claims that eating a reduced-fat diet doesn t reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease. Despite the study, eating a low-fat diet does help prevent

Tigers still own the Terps
Washington Examiner - CLEMSON, S.C. - Shawan Robinson, starting in place of injured point guard Vernon Hamilton, had a season-high 24 points as Clemson broke a five-game losing streak with an 89-77 victory over Maryland on Tuesday night. Robinson had five 3-pointers

University seems to be biased
Cincinnati Enquirer - The Hamilton County commissioners are ready to make the River Bank Consortium, of Minnesota's Mall of America fame, the preferred developers of the Banks project ("Portune backs Banks developer," Feb. 2). This is yet another instance of shortsighted

You bet I want fries with that
Inside Bay Area - Idon't usually follow nutrition stories, but it was hard to miss last week's shocker about low-fat diets. The Globe put it on Page 1, high above the fold: "Study finds no major benefits of low-fat diet." The study, a project of the National

University seems to be biased (Low Fat Diet Plans)

University seems to be biased
Cincinnati Enquirer - The Hamilton County commissioners are ready to make the River Bank Consortium, of Minnesota's Mall of America fame, the preferred developers of the Banks project ("Portune backs Banks developer," Feb. 2). This is yet another instance of shortsighted

The Nation: Thinning the Milk Does Not Mean Thinning the Child
New York Times - FIRST, New York City schools replaced soft drinks with Snapple. Now they're banning whole milk. In 2000, Los Angeles also banished whole milk from its schools; some states are considering similar proposals. And across the country, there are anguished

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere
Meadville Tribune - THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) Somebody owes us an apology. We re not sure who, and really now we don t care. We just want someone, probably someone wearing a lab coat, to tell us that they re sorry sorry that they told us all those years

News Tip: Diet, Stimulant Stories Show Difficulty of Translating
Duke University - Note to Editors: Priscilla Wald can be reached at (919) 684-6869, (919) 493-7387 or pwald@duke.edu. People expect science to provide clear-cut answers especially on health matters -- but scientific research doesn t always yield simple

Are you what you eat? (Low Fat Diets)

Are you what you eat?
International Herald Tribune - In an early 19th-century best seller, a famous food writer offered a cure for obesity and chronic disease: a low-carbohydrate diet. The notion that what you eat shapes your medical fate has exerted a strong pull through history. And its appeal

Fat: Good and bad, high and low
Berkshire Eagle - Americans are used to confronting studies that contradict everything they thought they knew about good nutrition, but the federal study released this week finding that low-fat diets do not reduce the risk of getting heart disease or cancer is

News / Opinion
News-Enterprise - FORT KNOX Maj. Gen. Robert Williams is confident the Armor Center will be in good hands when it leaves Fort Knox. Three sentenced in child sex abuse ELIZABETHTOWN n Two men and a woman pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to reduced sex abuse charges

You bet I want fries with that
Inside Bay Area - Idon't usually follow nutrition stories, but it was hard to miss last week's shocker about low-fat diets. The Globe put it on Page 1, high above the fold: "Study finds no major benefits of low-fat diet." The study, a project of the National

Reversal of fortune for Damascus
Washington Examiner - Damascus Steve Richards, center, celebrates after pinning North Carroll s Jason Thomen at 189 pounds to put his team in the state dual meet final Tuesday. Damascus trailed La Plata in the final at press time. (Andrew Harnik/Examiner) Early this

University seems to be biased (Low Fat Diet Plans)

University seems to be biased
Cincinnati Enquirer - The Hamilton County commissioners are ready to make the River Bank Consortium, of Minnesota's Mall of America fame, the preferred developers of the Banks project ("Portune backs Banks developer," Feb. 2). This is yet another instance of shortsighted

UC should fire Dynes and his moral compass
Contra Costa Times - According to your front page story on University of California President Robert Dynes, his "moral compass has been tilted all over the place." Couldn't the same be said for Scott Peterson? Then he proposes a five-point plan that includes a

2. The lowdown on fat
Canton Repository - Eating a low-fat diet doesn t reduce your risk of heart attack, stroke or cancer. The government said so Tuesday after tracking the health of 49,000 women for eight years. Wait! Before you scarf down every gram of fat in the fridge and cupboards

Fiber for Weight-Loss
KFSN - February 11 - New research shows a high-fiber diet can keep you from gaining weight even more than a low-fat diet. Melissa Montalto has made fiber a priority and weight gain a thing of the past. She has a high-fiber diet and says, "When I know I'm

Silent Reflux
WTLV - JACKSONVILLE, FL -- For about two years my voice would cut in and out, sound hoarse or raspy and I had no idea why. It was really bad in the morning and people would often ask me if I had a cold. I finally went to an ear, nose and throat specialist

The Osgood File
WBZ-AM - An advisory panel is recommending that the Food and Drug Administration require a black box warning, the most serious type for prescription drugs, for Ritalin, Adderall and other such stimulants widely prescribed now for children to treat Attention

Low-fat diet news leads to confusion (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Low-fat diet news leads to confusion
AZCentral.com - Confused by this week's news that a low-fat diet may not help prevent cancer and heart disease after all? Beth Hobson was. "I've been on a low-fat diet for four years now," said the 44-year-old part-time worker at a fitness center in Pasadena, Md

You bet I want fries with that
Inside Bay Area - Idon't usually follow nutrition stories, but it was hard to miss last week's shocker about low-fat diets. The Globe put it on Page 1, high above the fold: "Study finds no major benefits of low-fat diet." The study, a project of the National

Diet has limits
Saskatoon Star Phoenix - OTTAWA - Veggies and non-fat desserts help women far less than doctors hoped if they help at all, say three major studies trying to link low-fat, high-fibre diets with reduced cancer risk, heart disease and stroke . Today, the Journal of the American

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere
Meadville Tribune - THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) Somebody owes us an apology. We re not sure who, and really now we don t care. We just want someone, probably someone wearing a lab coat, to tell us that they re sorry sorry that they told us all those years

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere (Low Fat Diets)

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere
Meadville Tribune - THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) Somebody owes us an apology. We re not sure who, and really now we don t care. We just want someone, probably someone wearing a lab coat, to tell us that they re sorry sorry that they told us all those years

Low-fat diet news leads to confusion
AZCentral.com - Confused by this week's news that a low-fat diet may not help prevent cancer and heart disease after all? Beth Hobson was. "I've been on a low-fat diet for four years now," said the 44-year-old part-time worker at a fitness center in Pasadena, Md

Study turns lives around: Let's order pizza
Baltimore Sun - News arrived last week that a low-fat diet does not reduce a woman's risk of getting cancer or heart disease, and my girlfriends and I feel bitterly betrayed. A federal study that cost $415 million and included 50,000 women found no health benefits

Maryland region playoff previews
Washington Examiner - Whitman and Michael Gruner, left, as one of the favorites in the 4A West. (John Shinkle/For The Examiner) Montgomery boys Elvis Ellis-led Magruder (18-2) and Mike Gruner-led Whitman (17-3) will enter the 4A West Region tournament as the top two seeds

Doctors protest results of low fat diet study
WIS-TV - (National-NBC) February 10, 2006 - The widely held belief that low fat diets help prevent disease went out the window this week when a study announced the eating plan didn't help ward off heart disease or cancer. It also caused an outcry from the

Sidebar: To classify or not to classify
MSNBC - CIA Director Porter Goss's op-ed piece in Friday's New York Times is basically an indictment of anyone who provides any classified information to the press. On its face, it s tough to dispute. Information is generally classified for a reason

Lullabies do work for babies (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Lullabies do work for babies
Newz.in - It seems like mothers who sing their babies to sleep do know best, for a new study has found that music therapy can help sick babies in intensive care maintain normal behavioural development, making them less irritable, upset and less likely to cry

Study:
Cincinnati Post - Older women who turn to a diet low in fats and high in fruits, vegetables and grains don't generally lower the risk of breast and colon cancers or heart disease, according to new studies. The three studies, published today in The Journal of the

The high-fat diet
Long Beach Press-Telegram - The latest study is big on data, but low on technique. A new long-term study makes the case for weight-loss cynics: a

A Big Fat Diet Study
Bangor Daily News - ou'd better go beyond the headlines on news stories about a huge federal study about low-fat diets. One said they "may not be a panacea." Another: "Does Not Cut Health Risks." Still another: "Alone of Little Benefit in Preventing Ills." The main

February 2006
Nutra Ingredients - A new potato contains significantly less carbohydrate and calories than the average Chr Hansen is increasing the fermentation capacity of its US cultures plant by 35 per cent in Eating less fat and more fruit and vegetables has no effect on the

HealthCheck reports (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

HealthCheck reports
WPVI - A nationwide study is underway to see whether controlling one major health problem, acid reflux, will take care of another, asthma. It turns out that many people suffer from both. Doctors have long known that reflux can cause breathing problems, like

Disheartening: No advantage to
Salt Lake Tribune - As a nutrition expert, E. Wayne Askew had high hopes for a nationwide diet study that followed nearly 50,000 women for 15 years. But the results of a massive study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found little

Surviving on
Hindustan Times - It turns out that all the suffering and privation could have been in vain. A major new health study released here today showed that older women, who have forsworn juicy steaks in favour of lettuce leaves in hopes of avoiding cancer, heart disease or

Study:
Bryan-College Station Eagle - CHICAGO - Eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women, disappointing news for those who expected greater benefits from a healthy diet. Even so, scientists say the results from the government

Take government eating advice with grain of salt
Detroit News - The federal government and others should rethink how they collect and distribute health information -- because the advice is getting downright confusing. A new study on women over 50 shatters the idea that a

Burgers or salads? The truth about fat
Detroit News - Trans fat are found in margarine or shortening and are often used in commercial baked goods such as doughnuts, pastries and cookies. They also show up in the french fries and fried chicken made by most fast-food chains. Saturated fat is usually solid

News Tip: Diet, Stimulant Stories Show Difficulty of Translating (Low Fat Diet Plans)

News Tip: Diet, Stimulant Stories Show Difficulty of Translating
Duke University - Note to Editors: Priscilla Wald can be reached at (919) 684-6869, (919) 493-7387 or pwald@duke.edu. People expect science to provide clear-cut answers especially on health matters -- but scientific research doesn t always yield simple

NBC: Confusion over low-fat diets
MSNBC - Dr. Walter Willett is a top nutrition expert at Harvard School of Public Health. I asked him a few questions that many people have today, the day after a study was released showing that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer

Naturopaths believe exercise significantly increases life span
NewsTarget - It would seem exercise is a bit like our diet. We know vegetables are good for us, but given the choice between carrots or chocolate, most of us would choose the chocolate - the immediate gratification we are looking for. The bottom line is that

Letters from February 14
Kingsport Times-News - The studies published this week indicating that a

Study turns lives around: Let's order pizza (Low Fat Diets)

Study turns lives around: Let's order pizza
Baltimore Sun - News arrived last week that a

For heart health, adopt good diet and kick bad habits
Athens Daily Review - Joyce Luna is skeptical of people who say eating less fat won t help your health. A new study claims that eating a reduced-fat diet doesn t reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease. Despite the study, eating a

Call health hotline with questions on cancer technology
Daily Journal - Every year, about 8,000 New Jersey men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, with more than 180,000 new cases every year in the United States. In men, prostate cancer accounts for 30 percent of

HealthCheck reports
WPVI - A nationwide study is underway to see whether controlling one major health problem, acid reflux, will take care of another, asthma. It turns out that many people suffer from both. Doctors have long known that reflux can cause breathing problems, like

Study:
Channel 6000 - SEATTLE -- A study led by a Seattle researcher suggests that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women. Ross Prentice of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center says people probably will be

Study turns lives around: Let's order pizza (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

Study turns lives around: Let's order pizza
Baltimore Sun - News arrived last week that a

Study: Less Fat May Not Lower Cancer Risk
WINK TV - CHICAGO Eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women, disappointing news for those who expected greater benefits from a healthy diet. Even so, scientists say the results from the government study

Naturopaths believe exercise significantly increases life span
NewsTarget - It would seem exercise is a bit like our diet. We know vegetables are good for us, but given the choice between carrots or chocolate, most of us would choose the chocolate - the immediate gratification we are looking for. The bottom line is that


Chicago Tribune - Disappointed researchers announced Tuesday that putting older women on a

Chuck Baraby
Independent Record - My name is Shawn Donaldson. I am a fifth grade student from Napa Valle Language Academy in California. I have chosen to research the state of Montana for m state report. I will be doing an oral presentation and displaying interesting items that came

Health: Asthma, Steroids, And Grapefruit
CBS3 Philadelphia - (CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl reports on Philadelphia being named one of the big asthma capitals among other topics. Philadelphia and Asthma This is a ranking that comes from the Asthma and Allergy foundation listing which

Diet has limits (Low Fat Diets)

Chicago Tribune - Disappointed researchers announced Tuesday that putting older women on a

Diet has limits
Saskatoon Star Phoenix - OTTAWA - Veggies and non-fat desserts help women far less than doctors hoped if they help at all, say three major studies trying to link low-fat, high-fibre diets with reduced cancer risk, heart disease and stroke . Today, the Journal of the American

Reducing dietary fat doesn't cut disease risk -study
New Kerala - CHICAGO: Women who ate less fat and more fruits, vegetables and grains did not reduce their risk of two types of cancer or heart disease, though they did show signs of being healthier, researchers said. The broad conclusion of the study -- that a

Low-carb diet promising for weight loss
Science Daily - WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Low-carbohydrate diets, the embattled alternative to low-fat eating, have gotten a new boost: a new study has found low-carb diets help people shed pounds more quickly than low-fat regimes. Researchers in the United

Disheartening: No advantage to
Salt Lake Tribune - As a nutrition expert, E. Wayne Askew had high hopes for a nationwide diet study that followed nearly 50,000 women for 15 years. But the results of a massive study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found little

Chuck Baraby
Independent Record - My name is Shawn Donaldson. I am a fifth grade student from Napa Valle Language Academy in California. I have chosen to research the state of Montana for m state report. I will be doing an oral presentation and displaying interesting items that came

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere
Meadville Tribune - THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) Somebody owes us an apology. We re not sure who, and really now we don t care. We just want someone, probably someone wearing a lab coat, to tell us that they re sorry sorry that they told us all those years

Diet has limits
Saskatoon Star Phoenix - OTTAWA - Veggies and non-fat desserts help women far less than doctors hoped if they help at all, say three major studies trying to link low-fat, high-fibre diets with reduced cancer risk, heart disease and stroke . Today, the Journal of the American

Burgers or salads? The truth about fat
Detroit News - Trans fat are found in margarine or shortening and are often used in commercial baked goods such as doughnuts, pastries and cookies. They also show up in the french fries and fried chicken made by most fast-food chains. Saturated fat is usually solid

Chuck Baraby
Independent Record - My name is Shawn Donaldson. I am a fifth grade student from Napa Valle Language Academy in California. I have chosen to research the state of Montana for m state report. I will be doing an oral presentation and displaying interesting items that came

2. The lowdown on fat
Canton Repository - Eating a

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Ribs and beer diet OK'd by scientists everywhere
Meadville Tribune - THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) Somebody owes us an apology. We re not sure who, and really now we don t care. We just want someone, probably someone wearing a lab coat, to tell us that they re sorry sorry that they told us all those years

Doctors protest results of
WIS-TV - (National-NBC) February 10, 2006 - The widely held belief that low fat diets help prevent disease went out the window this week when a study announced the eating plan didn't help ward off heart disease or cancer. It also caused an outcry from the

Naturopaths believe exercise significantly increases life span
NewsTarget - It would seem exercise is a bit like our diet. We know vegetables are good for us, but given the choice between carrots or chocolate, most of us would choose the chocolate - the immediate gratification we are looking for. The bottom line is that

Reducing fat didn't cut cancer, heart risks for older women
Arizona Daily Sun - CHICAGO -- Eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women, disappointing news for those who expected greater benefits from a healthy diet. Even so, scientists say the results from the government

Sidebar: Homicide came to Cubs Path
MSNBC - "Unless there is specific direction otherwise from [the boss], including an assurance [the boss] will provide a legal defense to Mr. Brown if he refuses to testify as to these matters, Mr. Brown will testify." Sure sounds like a veiled threat, almost

Social Issues:
Science Daily - New York colleges propose stem cell fund (14 hours ago) -- Leaders of New York's major research universities and institutions are urging state lawmakers quickly establish a fund to support stem cell > full story FEMA hotel deadline passes (15

The Osgood File (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

WBOC - PRINCESS ANNE - Switching to a

The Osgood File
WBZ-AM - An advisory panel is recommending that the Food and Drug Administration require a black box warning, the most serious type for prescription drugs, for Ritalin, Adderall and other such stimulants widely prescribed now for children to treat Attention

University seems to be biased
Cincinnati Enquirer - The Hamilton County commissioners are ready to make the River Bank Consortium, of Minnesota's Mall of America fame, the preferred developers of the Banks project ("Portune backs Banks developer," Feb. 2). This is yet another instance of shortsighted

Silent Reflux
WTLV - JACKSONVILLE, FL -- For about two years my voice would cut in and out, sound hoarse or raspy and I had no idea why. It was really bad in the morning and people would often ask me if I had a cold. I finally went to an ear, nose and throat specialist


Minneapolis Star Tribune - Your browser cannot display our website's look and feel and may not display pages properly. The pages are complete and you're welcome to browse them as they appear but we recommend upgrading your browser to the latest version if you can

not milk?
Chicago Tribune - You know it like the Pledge of Allegiance: "Milk helps build strong teeth and bones." But does it really? Or, as nutrition researchers from Harvard and Cornell Universities are radically suggesting: Have we all been duped by the dairy industry's

University seems to be biased (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

University seems to be biased
Cincinnati Enquirer - The Hamilton County commissioners are ready to make the River Bank Consortium, of Minnesota's Mall of America fame, the preferred developers of the Banks project ("Portune backs Banks developer," Feb. 2). This is yet another instance of shortsighted


Medical News Today - Researchers found that women who ate less fat did not have a lower risk of developing cancer or heart disease after eight years. Health experts say this study could encourage people to go hell bent on eating whatever they liked. Cutting down on all

Call health hotline with questions on cancer technology
Daily Journal - Every year, about 8,000 New Jersey men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, with more than 180,000 new cases every year in the United States. In men, prostate cancer accounts for 30 percent of


Medical News Today - A major study that includes nearly 50,000 women followed over 8 years indicates that a diet low in fat, but high in fruit, vegetables and grains, does not significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to an article


Minneapolis Star Tribune - Your browser cannot display our website's look and feel and may not display pages properly. The pages are complete and you're welcome to browse them as they appear but we recommend upgrading your browser to the latest version if you can

Study:
Channel 6000 - SEATTLE -- A study led by a Seattle researcher suggests that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women. Ross Prentice of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center says people probably will be

HealthCheck reports (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Medical News Today - Researchers found that women who ate less fat did not have a lower risk of developing cancer or heart disease after eight years. Health experts say this study could encourage people to go hell bent on eating whatever they liked. Cutting down on all

HealthCheck reports
WPVI - A nationwide study is underway to see whether controlling one major health problem, acid reflux, will take care of another, asthma. It turns out that many people suffer from both. Doctors have long known that reflux can cause breathing problems, like

Study:
Channel 6000 - SEATTLE -- A study led by a Seattle researcher suggests that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women. Ross Prentice of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center says people probably will be

The high-fat diet
Long Beach Press-Telegram - The latest study is big on data, but low on technique. A new long-term study makes the case for weight-loss cynics: a

NBC: Confusion over low-fat diets
MSNBC - Dr. Walter Willett is a top nutrition expert at Harvard School of Public Health. I asked him a few questions that many people have today, the day after a study was released showing that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer

Low-carb diet promising for weight loss (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

Low-carb diet promising for weight loss
Science Daily - WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Low-carbohydrate diets, the embattled alternative to low-fat eating, have gotten a new boost: a new study has found low-carb diets help people shed pounds more quickly than low-fat regimes. Researchers in the United

Study: Less Fat May Not Lower Cancer Risk
WINK TV - CHICAGO Eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women, disappointing news for those who expected greater benefits from a healthy diet. Even so, scientists say the results from the government study

HealthCheck reports
WPVI - A nationwide study is underway to see whether controlling one major health problem, acid reflux, will take care of another, asthma. It turns out that many people suffer from both. Doctors have long known that reflux can cause breathing problems, like

You bet I want fries with that
Boston Globe - I DON'T usually follow nutrition stories, but it was hard to miss last week's shocker about low-fat diets. The Globe put it on Page 1, high above the fold: ''Study finds no major benefits of


Medical News Today - Older women who simply reduce the amount of total fat in their diet won't generally lower their risk of breast or colorectal cancer or heart disease, according to the latest findings from the federally funded Women's Health Initiative. But a Stanford

Disheartening: No advantage to
Salt Lake Tribune - As a nutrition expert, E. Wayne Askew had high hopes for a nationwide diet study that followed nearly 50,000 women for 15 years. But the results of a massive study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found little

Take government eating advice with grain of salt (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Medical News Today - In an article in the February 8 JAMA, Barbara V. Howard, Ph.D., of Medstar Research Institute/Howard University, Washington, D.C., and colleagues with the Women's Health Initiative (WHI, a study which included nearly 50,000 women) analyzed data from

Take government eating advice with grain of salt
Detroit News - The federal government and others should rethink how they collect and distribute health information -- because the advice is getting downright confusing. A new study on women over 50 shatters the idea that a

Revolving around the good, bad food
In-Forum - My column may be late this week. I ve just spent the last three days rolling around gleefully in a vat of butter and gravy. Why? The mega-study that showed that 20,000 women who ate low-fat diets over eight years did not develop lower rates of

Fiber for Weight-Loss
KFSN - February 11 - New research shows a high-fiber diet can keep you from gaining weight even more than a

The Osgood File (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

The Osgood File
WBZ-AM - An advisory panel is recommending that the Food and Drug Administration require a black box warning, the most serious type for prescription drugs, for Ritalin, Adderall and other such stimulants widely prescribed now for children to treat Attention

Study:
Channel 6000 - SEATTLE -- A study led by a Seattle researcher suggests that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women. Ross Prentice of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center says people probably will be

NBC: Confusion over low-fat diets
MSNBC - Dr. Walter Willett is a top nutrition expert at Harvard School of Public Health. I asked him a few questions that many people have today, the day after a study was released showing that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer

Diet has limits
Saskatoon Star Phoenix - OTTAWA - Veggies and non-fat desserts help women far less than doctors hoped if they help at all, say three major studies trying to link low-fat, high-fibre diets with reduced cancer risk, heart disease and stroke . Today, the Journal of the American


Medical News Today - Researchers found that women who ate less fat did not have a lower risk of developing cancer or heart disease after eight years. Health experts say this study could encourage people to go hell bent on eating whatever they liked. Cutting down on all


Medical News Today - In an article in the February 8 JAMA, Barbara V. Howard, Ph.D., of Medstar Research Institute/Howard University, Washington, D.C., and colleagues with the Women's Health Initiative (WHI, a study which included nearly 50,000 women) analyzed data from

Study: (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

Study:
Cincinnati Post - Older women who turn to a diet low in fats and high in fruits, vegetables and grains don't generally lower the risk of breast and colon cancers or heart disease, according to new studies. The three studies, published today in The Journal of the

You bet I want fries with that
Boston Globe - I DON'T usually follow nutrition stories, but it was hard to miss last week's shocker about low-fat diets. The Globe put it on Page 1, high above the fold: ''Study finds no major benefits of

Fat: Good and bad, high and low
Berkshire Eagle - Americans are used to confronting studies that contradict everything they thought they knew about good nutrition, but the federal study released this week finding that low-fat diets do not reduce the risk of getting heart disease or cancer is


Minneapolis Star Tribune - Your browser cannot display our website's look and feel and may not display pages properly. The pages are complete and you're welcome to browse them as they appear but we recommend upgrading your browser to the latest version if you can

Call health hotline with questions on cancer technology (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Call health hotline with questions on cancer technology
Daily Journal - Every year, about 8,000 New Jersey men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, with more than 180,000 new cases every year in the United States. In men, prostate cancer accounts for 30 percent of

The Osgood File
WBZ-AM - An advisory panel is recommending that the Food and Drug Administration require a black box warning, the most serious type for prescription drugs, for Ritalin, Adderall and other such stimulants widely prescribed now for children to treat Attention

Disheartening: No advantage to
Salt Lake Tribune - As a nutrition expert, E. Wayne Askew had high hopes for a nationwide diet study that followed nearly 50,000 women for 15 years. But the results of a massive study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found little

Disappointing diet results don't erase healthy steps
Delaware Online - Medical authorities are perplexed this week after news came that a

Maybe You're Not What You Eat
Gadsden Times - In an early 19th-century best seller, a famous food writer offered a cure for obesity and chronic disease: a low-carbohydrate diet. The notion that what you eat shapes your medical fate has exerted a strong pull throughout history. And its appeal

Naturopaths believe exercise significantly increases life span (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

Medical News Today - A major study that includes nearly 50,000 women followed over 8 years indicates that a diet low in fat, but high in fruit, vegetables and grains, does not significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to an article

Naturopaths believe exercise significantly increases life span
NewsTarget - It would seem exercise is a bit like our diet. We know vegetables are good for us, but given the choice between carrots or chocolate, most of us would choose the chocolate - the immediate gratification we are looking for. The bottom line is that


Minneapolis Star Tribune - Your browser cannot display our website's look and feel and may not display pages properly. The pages are complete and you're welcome to browse them as they appear but we recommend upgrading your browser to the latest version if you can

not milk?
Chicago Tribune - You know it like the Pledge of Allegiance: "Milk helps build strong teeth and bones." But does it really? Or, as nutrition researchers from Harvard and Cornell Universities are radically suggesting: Have we all been duped by the dairy industry's

A Big Fat Diet Study
Bangor Daily News - ou'd better go beyond the headlines on news stories about a huge federal study about low-fat diets. One said they "may not be a panacea." Another: "Does Not Cut Health Risks." Still another: "Alone of Little Benefit in Preventing Ills." The main

2. The lowdown on fat
Canton Repository - Eating a

Disappointing diet results don't erase healthy steps (Low Fat Diets)

Medical News Today - Older women who simply reduce the amount of total fat in their diet won't generally lower their risk of breast or colorectal cancer or heart disease, according to the latest findings from the federally funded Women's Health Initiative. But a Stanford

Disappointing diet results don't erase healthy steps
Delaware Online - Medical authorities are perplexed this week after news came that a

Disheartening: No advantage to
Salt Lake Tribune - As a nutrition expert, E. Wayne Askew had high hopes for a nationwide diet study that followed nearly 50,000 women for 15 years. But the results of a massive study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found little

The Osgood File
WBZ-AM - An advisory panel is recommending that the Food and Drug Administration require a black box warning, the most serious type for prescription drugs, for Ritalin, Adderall and other such stimulants widely prescribed now for children to treat Attention

Is the demise of the (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Is the demise of the
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Imagine if the National Geographic Society suddenly announced one day, "Uh, listen. About that whole 'the world is round' business. Seems like we made a math error. The world is actually shaped like a can of tuna. Or a piece of elbow macaroni. Not

Sidebar: Homicide came to Cubs Path
MSNBC - "Unless there is specific direction otherwise from [the boss], including an assurance [the boss] will provide a legal defense to Mr. Brown if he refuses to testify as to these matters, Mr. Brown will testify." Sure sounds like a veiled threat, almost

You bet I want fries with that
Boston Globe - I DON'T usually follow nutrition stories, but it was hard to miss last week's shocker about low-fat diets. The Globe put it on Page 1, high above the fold: ''Study finds no major benefits of

Reducing fat didn't reduce cancer, heart risks in study
Belleville News-Democrat - A study of thousands of women over 50 who stuck to a healthy,

Reader's Alley
Independent Record - My name is Shawn Donaldson. I am a fifth grade student from Napa Valle Language Academy in California. I have chosen to research the state of Montana for m state report. I will be doing an oral presentation and displaying interesting items that came

Fiber for Weight-Loss
KFSN - February 11 - New research shows a high-fiber diet can keep you from gaining weight even more than a

Eating Less Fat May Lower Breast-cancer Risk, Have Little Impact On (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Eating Less Fat May Lower Breast-cancer Risk, Have Little Impact On
Medical News Today - Adopting a


Minneapolis Star Tribune - Your browser cannot display our website's look and feel and may not display pages properly. The pages are complete and you're welcome to browse them as they appear but we recommend upgrading your browser to the latest version if you can

Big Fat Surprise:
Slate - The New York Times leads with, and the Washington Post 's top nonlocal spot goes to, a massive study that found no significant evidence that low-fat diets lower women's risk of heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, or colon cancer. The study

Take government eating advice with grain of salt
Detroit News - The federal government and others should rethink how they collect and distribute health information -- because the advice is getting downright confusing. A new study on women over 50 shatters the idea that a


Canada Free Press - The widely-believed notion that low-fat diets are good for your health went this week although the busting of that myth shouldn't be news to regular readers of this column. Low-fat diets didn't reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, colorectal

Health: Asthma, Steroids, And Grapefruit
CBS3 Philadelphia - (CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl reports on Philadelphia being named one of the big asthma capitals among other topics. Philadelphia and Asthma This is a ranking that comes from the Asthma and Allergy foundation listing which

Disappointing diet results don't erase healthy steps (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

Disappointing diet results don't erase healthy steps
Delaware Online - Medical authorities are perplexed this week after news came that a

Study:
Arizona Daily Star - Disappointed researchers announced Tuesday that putting older women on a

Trans fat ignored in study that bashed the
San Francisco Gate - Confused by this week's news that a

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Director Bonnie Liebman on the Women s
Center for Science in Public Interest - Statement of CSPI Nutrition Director Bonnie Liebman on the Women s Health Initiative Study Media reports on a recent major study on low-fat diets may mislead the public because they suggest that current advice to reduce the risk of heart disease

Sidebar: Homicide came to Cubs Path
MSNBC - "Unless there is specific direction otherwise from [the boss], including an assurance [the boss] will provide a legal defense to Mr. Brown if he refuses to testify as to these matters, Mr. Brown will testify." Sure sounds like a veiled threat, almost

Do Low-Fat Diets Curb Disease?
ABC News - Feb. 7, 2006 The theory that eating less fat can help prevent disease suffered a setback today with the release of a large-scale study that failed to show such a diet lowered older women's risk of breast and colon cancer, and heart disease. Health

not milk? (Low Fat Diet Plans)

not milk?
Chicago Tribune - You know it like the Pledge of Allegiance: "Milk helps build strong teeth and bones." But does it really? Or, as nutrition researchers from Harvard and Cornell Universities are radically suggesting: Have we all been duped by the dairy industry's

Sidebar: Homicide came to Cubs Path
MSNBC - "Unless there is specific direction otherwise from [the boss], including an assurance [the boss] will provide a legal defense to Mr. Brown if he refuses to testify as to these matters, Mr. Brown will testify." Sure sounds like a veiled threat, almost

Burgers or salads? The truth about fat
Detroit News - Trans fat are found in margarine or shortening and are often used in commercial baked goods such as doughnuts, pastries and cookies. They also show up in the french fries and fried chicken made by most fast-food chains. Saturated fat is usually solid

Fiber for Weight-Loss
KFSN - February 11 - New research shows a high-fiber diet can keep you from gaining weight even more than a

Call health hotline with questions on cancer technology
Daily Journal - Every year, about 8,000 New Jersey men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, with more than 180,000 new cases every year in the United States. In men, prostate cancer accounts for 30 percent of

Reader's Alley
Independent Record - My name is Shawn Donaldson. I am a fifth grade student from Napa Valle Language Academy in California. I have chosen to research the state of Montana for m state report. I will be doing an oral presentation and displaying interesting items that came

Silent Reflux (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Silent Reflux
WTLV - JACKSONVILLE, FL -- For about two years my voice would cut in and out, sound hoarse or raspy and I had no idea why. It was really bad in the morning and people would often ask me if I had a cold. I finally went to an ear, nose and throat specialist

Burgers or salads? The truth about fat
Detroit News - Trans fat are found in margarine or shortening and are often used in commercial baked goods such as doughnuts, pastries and cookies. They also show up in the french fries and fried chicken made by most fast-food chains. Saturated fat is usually solid

Fat: Good and bad, high and low
Berkshire Eagle - Americans are used to confronting studies that contradict everything they thought they knew about good nutrition, but the federal study released this week finding that low-fat diets do not reduce the risk of getting heart disease or cancer is

Big Fat Surprise:
Slate - The New York Times leads with, and the Washington Post 's top nonlocal spot goes to, a massive study that found no significant evidence that low-fat diets lower women's risk of heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, or colon cancer. The study

Social Issues: (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Social Issues:
Science Daily - New York colleges propose stem cell fund (14 hours ago) -- Leaders of New York's major research universities and institutions are urging state lawmakers quickly establish a fund to support stem cell > full story FEMA hotel deadline passes (15

Monica Yant Kinney | Never mind the study just resist temptation
Philadelphia Inquirer - I celebrated yesterday's news about the folly of low-fat dieting with a McDonald's cheeseburger and three Dunkin' Donuts Munchkins. It seemed like the right thing to do, what with scientists saying women are pretty much doomed to die of heart disease

Do Low-Fat Diets Curb Disease?
ABC News - Feb. 7, 2006 The theory that eating less fat can help prevent disease suffered a setback today with the release of a large-scale study that failed to show such a diet lowered older women's risk of breast and colon cancer, and heart disease. Health

NBC: Confusion over low-fat diets
MSNBC - Dr. Walter Willett is a top nutrition expert at Harvard School of Public Health. I asked him a few questions that many people have today, the day after a study was released showing that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer

Disappointing diet results don't erase healthy steps
Delaware Online - Medical authorities are perplexed this week after news came that a

Revolving around the good, bad food
In-Forum - My column may be late this week. I ve just spent the last three days rolling around gleefully in a vat of butter and gravy. Why? The mega-study that showed that 20,000 women who ate low-fat diets over eight years did not develop lower rates of

Revolving around the good, bad food (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Revolving around the good, bad food
In-Forum - My column may be late this week. I ve just spent the last three days rolling around gleefully in a vat of butter and gravy. Why? The mega-study that showed that 20,000 women who ate low-fat diets over eight years did not develop lower rates of

Doctors protest results of
WIS-TV - (National-NBC) February 10, 2006 - The widely held belief that low fat diets help prevent disease went out the window this week when a study announced the eating plan didn't help ward off heart disease or cancer. It also caused an outcry from the

not milk?
Chicago Tribune - You know it like the Pledge of Allegiance: "Milk helps build strong teeth and bones." But does it really? Or, as nutrition researchers from Harvard and Cornell Universities are radically suggesting: Have we all been duped by the dairy industry's

University seems to be biased
Cincinnati Enquirer - The Hamilton County commissioners are ready to make the River Bank Consortium, of Minnesota's Mall of America fame, the preferred developers of the Banks project ("Portune backs Banks developer," Feb. 2). This is yet another instance of shortsighted

Social Issues:
Science Daily - New York colleges propose stem cell fund (14 hours ago) -- Leaders of New York's major research universities and institutions are urging state lawmakers quickly establish a fund to support stem cell > full story FEMA hotel deadline passes (15

Burgers or salads? The truth about fat (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Burgers or salads? The truth about fat
Detroit News - Trans fat are found in margarine or shortening and are often used in commercial baked goods such as doughnuts, pastries and cookies. They also show up in the french fries and fried chicken made by most fast-food chains. Saturated fat is usually solid

The high-fat diet
Long Beach Press-Telegram - The latest study is big on data, but low on technique. A new long-term study makes the case for weight-loss cynics: a

Diet has limits
Saskatoon Star Phoenix - OTTAWA - Veggies and non-fat desserts help women far less than doctors hoped if they help at all, say three major studies trying to link low-fat, high-fibre diets with reduced cancer risk, heart disease and stroke . Today, the Journal of the American


WBOC - PRINCESS ANNE - Switching to a

Take government eating advice with grain of salt
Detroit News - The federal government and others should rethink how they collect and distribute health information -- because the advice is getting downright confusing. A new study on women over 50 shatters the idea that a

Disappointing diet results don't erase healthy steps (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Disappointing diet results don't erase healthy steps
Delaware Online - Medical authorities are perplexed this week after news came that a

Flabby study misleading on fat
Cincinnati Enquirer - It took eight years and $415 million in federal funds for researchers to conclude that a lower-fat diet does not protect against breast cancer or heart disease. At a time when we face an obesity epidemic, this study based on flawed assumptions is at

Silent Reflux
WTLV - JACKSONVILLE, FL -- For about two years my voice would cut in and out, sound hoarse or raspy and I had no idea why. It was really bad in the morning and people would often ask me if I had a cold. I finally went to an ear, nose and throat specialist


News-Review - CHICAGO (AP) Judy LaCour has spent more than 10 years cutting out fat in her diet in a mammoth government study that no one involved wants to call a bust. And yet, after spending $415 million trying to get nearly 20,000 mostly overweight


AZCentral.com - CHICAGO - Disappointed researchers announced Tuesday that putting older women on a


WBOC - PRINCESS ANNE - Switching to a

Disappointing diet results don't erase healthy steps (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

Disappointing diet results don't erase healthy steps
Delaware Online - Medical authorities are perplexed this week after news came that a


Nutra Ingredients USA - 2/7/2006 - People with type-1 diabetes should switch to a

Study:
Cincinnati Post - Older women who turn to a diet low in fats and high in fruits, vegetables and grains don't generally lower the risk of breast and colon cancers or heart disease, according to new studies. The three studies, published today in The Journal of the

Is the demise of the
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Imagine if the National Geographic Society suddenly announced one day, "Uh, listen. About that whole 'the world is round' business. Seems like we made a math error. The world is actually shaped like a can of tuna. Or a piece of elbow macaroni. Not

Revolving around the good, bad food (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Medical News Today - Older women who simply reduce the amount of total fat in their diet won't generally lower their risk of breast or colorectal cancer or heart disease, according to the latest findings from the federally funded Women's Health Initiative. But a Stanford


WBOC - PRINCESS ANNE - Switching to a

Revolving around the good, bad food
In-Forum - My column may be late this week. I ve just spent the last three days rolling around gleefully in a vat of butter and gravy. Why? The mega-study that showed that 20,000 women who ate low-fat diets over eight years did not develop lower rates of

Whole grain goodness
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Adding more nutrient-dense foods to our diet is strongly recommended by nutritionists, and one of the super foods we should be eating more of is oatmeal (also oats or oat bran). For years, Dr. James Anderson, a researcher at the University of

Naturopaths believe exercise significantly increases life span (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Naturopaths believe exercise significantly increases life span
NewsTarget - It would seem exercise is a bit like our diet. We know vegetables are good for us, but given the choice between carrots or chocolate, most of us would choose the chocolate - the immediate gratification we are looking for. The bottom line is that

Junk Science:
FOX News - The widely-believed notion that low-fat diets are good for your health went poof this week although the busting of that myth shouldn t be news to regular readers of this column. Low-fat diets didn t reduce the risk of cardiovascular

NBC: Confusion over low-fat diets
MSNBC - Dr. Walter Willett is a top nutrition expert at Harvard School of Public Health. I asked him a few questions that many people have today, the day after a study was released showing that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer

Study:
Arizona Daily Star - Disappointed researchers announced Tuesday that putting older women on a

HealthCheck reports
WPVI - A nationwide study is underway to see whether controlling one major health problem, acid reflux, will take care of another, asthma. It turns out that many people suffer from both. Doctors have long known that reflux can cause breathing problems, like

Social Issues: (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

Social Issues:
Science Daily - New York colleges propose stem cell fund (14 hours ago) -- Leaders of New York's major research universities and institutions are urging state lawmakers quickly establish a fund to support stem cell > full story FEMA hotel deadline passes (15

Big Fat Surprise:
Slate - The New York Times leads with, and the Washington Post 's top nonlocal spot goes to, a massive study that found no significant evidence that low-fat diets lower women's risk of heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, or colon cancer. The study

Doctors protest results of
WIS-TV - (National-NBC) February 10, 2006 - The widely held belief that low fat diets help prevent disease went out the window this week when a study announced the eating plan didn't help ward off heart disease or cancer. It also caused an outcry from the

Eating Less Fat May Lower Breast-cancer Risk, Have Little Impact On
Medical News Today - Adopting a

Health: Asthma, Steroids, And Grapefruit (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Health: Asthma, Steroids, And Grapefruit
CBS3 Philadelphia - (CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl reports on Philadelphia being named one of the big asthma capitals among other topics. Philadelphia and Asthma This is a ranking that comes from the Asthma and Allergy foundation listing which

Monica Yant Kinney | Never mind the study just resist temptation
Philadelphia Inquirer - I celebrated yesterday's news about the folly of low-fat dieting with a McDonald's cheeseburger and three Dunkin' Donuts Munchkins. It seemed like the right thing to do, what with scientists saying women are pretty much doomed to die of heart disease

Short and to the point
Los Angeles Times - The range of motion machine claims all you need is eight minutes. But some fitness experts aren't convinced. By Jeannine Stein, Times Staff Writer THE fitness industry is littered with too-good-to-be-true claims of quick results, but one begs to be

New study shows more carbohydrates don't necessarily mean more weight
NewsTarget - Low-carbs versus no-carbs; Many Americans are cutting back on carbohydrates in order to lose weight. However, a long-term study now shows that eating the right kinds of carbs doesn't lead to weight gain. National study A number of women took part in

not milk?
Chicago Tribune - You know it like the Pledge of Allegiance: "Milk helps build strong teeth and bones." But does it really? Or, as nutrition researchers from Harvard and Cornell Universities are radically suggesting: Have we all been duped by the dairy industry's


MSNBC - CHICAGO - Eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women, disappointing news for those who expected greater benefits from a healthy diet. Even so, scientists say the results from the government

Flabby study misleading on fat (Low Fat Diets)

Flabby study misleading on fat
Cincinnati Enquirer - It took eight years and $415 million in federal funds for researchers to conclude that a lower-fat diet does not protect against breast cancer or heart disease. At a time when we face an obesity epidemic, this study based on flawed assumptions is at

Diet has limits
Saskatoon Star Phoenix - OTTAWA - Veggies and non-fat desserts help women far less than doctors hoped if they help at all, say three major studies trying to link low-fat, high-fibre diets with reduced cancer risk, heart disease and stroke . Today, the Journal of the American


Minneapolis Star Tribune - Your browser cannot display our website's look and feel and may not display pages properly. The pages are complete and you're welcome to browse them as they appear but we recommend upgrading your browser to the latest version if you can


WBOC - PRINCESS ANNE - Switching to a


Medical News Today - In an article in the February 8 JAMA, Barbara V. Howard, Ph.D., of Medstar Research Institute/Howard University, Washington, D.C., and colleagues with the Women's Health Initiative (WHI, a study which included nearly 50,000 women) analyzed data from

Naturopaths believe exercise significantly increases life span (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Medical News Today - Researchers found that women who ate less fat did not have a lower risk of developing cancer or heart disease after eight years. Health experts say this study could encourage people to go hell bent on eating whatever they liked. Cutting down on all

Naturopaths believe exercise significantly increases life span
NewsTarget - It would seem exercise is a bit like our diet. We know vegetables are good for us, but given the choice between carrots or chocolate, most of us would choose the chocolate - the immediate gratification we are looking for. The bottom line is that


WBOC - PRINCESS ANNE - Switching to a

Surviving on
Hindustan Times - It turns out that all the suffering and privation could have been in vain. A major new health study released here today showed that older women, who have forsworn juicy steaks in favour of lettuce leaves in hopes of avoiding cancer, heart disease or

Two Cents: Will study affect your diet choice?
San Francisco Gate - I tried to follow a

World / National
WBZ-AM - A study on the link between a

Study: (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Study:
Channel 6000 - SEATTLE -- A study led by a Seattle researcher suggests that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women. Ross Prentice of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center says people probably will be

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Director Bonnie Liebman on the Women s
Center for Science in Public Interest - Statement of CSPI Nutrition Director Bonnie Liebman on the Women s Health Initiative Study Media reports on a recent major study on low-fat diets may mislead the public because they suggest that current advice to reduce the risk of heart disease

Eating Lean Doesn't Cut Risk
Los Angeles Times - In the largest such study, a


Minneapolis Star Tribune - Your browser cannot display our website's look and feel and may not display pages properly. The pages are complete and you're welcome to browse them as they appear but we recommend upgrading your browser to the latest version if you can

Fiber for Weight-Loss
KFSN - February 11 - New research shows a high-fiber diet can keep you from gaining weight even more than a

Study: (Low Fat Weight Loss Diets)

Study:
Bryan-College Station Eagle - CHICAGO - Eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women, disappointing news for those who expected greater benefits from a healthy diet. Even so, scientists say the results from the government

Study:
Cincinnati Post - Older women who turn to a diet low in fats and high in fruits, vegetables and grains don't generally lower the risk of breast and colon cancers or heart disease, according to new studies. The three studies, published today in The Journal of the

Flabby study misleading on fat
Cincinnati Enquirer - It took eight years and $415 million in federal funds for researchers to conclude that a lower-fat diet does not protect against breast cancer or heart disease. At a time when we face an obesity epidemic, this study based on flawed assumptions is at

Call health hotline with questions on cancer technology
Daily Journal - Every year, about 8,000 New Jersey men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, with more than 180,000 new cases every year in the United States. In men, prostate cancer accounts for 30 percent of

Monica Yant Kinney | Never mind the study just resist temptation
Philadelphia Inquirer - I celebrated yesterday's news about the folly of low-fat dieting with a McDonald's cheeseburger and three Dunkin' Donuts Munchkins. It seemed like the right thing to do, what with scientists saying women are pretty much doomed to die of heart disease

Study: (Low Fat Diet Plans)

Study:
Cincinnati Post - Older women who turn to a diet low in fats and high in fruits, vegetables and grains don't generally lower the risk of breast and colon cancers or heart disease, according to new studies. The three studies, published today in The Journal of the

Burgers or salads? The truth about fat
Detroit News - Trans fat are found in margarine or shortening and are often used in commercial baked goods such as doughnuts, pastries and cookies. They also show up in the french fries and fried chicken made by most fast-food chains. Saturated fat is usually solid

Monica Yant Kinney | Never mind the study just resist temptation
Philadelphia Inquirer - I celebrated yesterday's news about the folly of low-fat dieting with a McDonald's cheeseburger and three Dunkin' Donuts Munchkins. It seemed like the right thing to do, what with scientists saying women are pretty much doomed to die of heart disease


WBOC - PRINCESS ANNE - Switching to a

Silent Reflux (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

Silent Reflux
First Coast News - JACKSONVILLE, FL -- For about two years my voice would cut in and out, sound hoarse or raspy and I had no idea why. It was really bad in the morning and people would often ask me if I had a cold. I finally went to an ear, nose and throat specialist

Study:
Bryan-College Station Eagle - CHICAGO - Eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women, disappointing news for those who expected greater benefits from a healthy diet. Even so, scientists say the results from the government

Sidebar: Homicide came to Cubs Path
MSNBC - "Unless there is specific direction otherwise from [the boss], including an assurance [the boss] will provide a legal defense to Mr. Brown if he refuses to testify as to these matters, Mr. Brown will testify." Sure sounds like a veiled threat, almost

Study: Switching to
Daily News Central - Disappointed researchers announced Tuesday that putting older women on a

Eating Lean Doesn't Cut Risk (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

Eating Lean Doesn't Cut Risk
Los Angeles Times - In the largest such study, a

World / National
WBZ-AM - A study on the link between a

That
Seattle Times - Low-fat diets have long been hailed as defenders against many diseases. But results of research involving 49,000 women show the diets don't significantly affect the risk of breast cancer, colorectal cancer, heart disease or strokes in older women, at


MSNBC - CHICAGO - Eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women, disappointing news for those who expected greater benefits from a healthy diet. Even so, scientists say the results from the government


Nutra Ingredients USA - 2/7/2006 - People with type-1 diabetes should switch to a

Is the demise of the (Low Fat Weight Loss Diet)

Minneapolis Star Tribune - Your browser cannot display our website's look and feel and may not display pages properly. The pages are complete and you're welcome to browse them as they appear but we recommend upgrading your browser to the latest version if you can


Medical News Today - A major study that includes nearly 50,000 women followed over 8 years indicates that a diet low in fat, but high in fruit, vegetables and grains, does not significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to an article

Is the demise of the
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Imagine if the National Geographic Society suddenly announced one day, "Uh, listen. About that whole 'the world is round' business. Seems like we made a math error. The world is actually shaped like a can of tuna. Or a piece of elbow macaroni. Not

Doctors protest results of
WIS-TV - (National-NBC) February 10, 2006 - The widely held belief that low fat diets help prevent disease went out the window this week when a study announced the eating plan didn't help ward off heart disease or cancer. It also caused an outcry from the

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Director Bonnie Liebman on the Women s
Center for Science in Public Interest - Statement of CSPI Nutrition Director Bonnie Liebman on the Women s Health Initiative Study Media reports on a recent major study on low-fat diets may mislead the public because they suggest that current advice to reduce the risk of heart disease