Post-menopausal women belatedly starting a low fat diet may not lessen their risk of developing cardiovascular disease, breast cancer or colorectal cancer after all. Eating a low fat diet has long been thought to help reduce our risk of developing these life-threatening diseases, but in this eight-year study of 48,835 women, with an average age of 62, the results showed no difference in the rates of these diseases between those on the low-fat diet and those on a regular diet. Moreover, the women on the low-fat diet ate more whole grains, fruits and vegetables, yet these did not make any difference.
So should we embrace the hamburger and deep-fried chicken once again? In short, no.
Find out more in Why You Shouldn’t Quit Your Low Fat Diet.
