Eating healthy doesnt cut heart, cancer risks

Eating healthy doesnt cut heart, cancer risks
Hindustan Times - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
A low-fat diet does not cut health risks, so eat what you will, says the largest-ever study done to determine whether a low-fat diet reduces the risk of cancer and heart disease.Save to My Web

Studies Find Little Cancer Benefit in Low-Fat Diet for Older Women
American Cancer Society via Yahoo! News - Feb 07 4:00 PM
Three new studies from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) suggest that eating a low-fat diet doesn't have a big an impact on cancer or heart disease in women past menopause -- contrary to what many people believe and what many researchers had hoped. But experts say the findings are no reason to abandon a healthy eating plan.Save to My Web

Cancer Prevention (Reducing the Risk)
ThirdAge - Feb 08 1:20 AM
Cancer is the second major cause of death (next to heart disease) in the United States. It claims the lives of more than half a million Americans each year out of the nearly 1.4 million who get the disease. The probability of getting cancer increases with age.Save to My Web

Study: low-fat diet no help for older women
San Jose Mercury News - Feb 08 8:13 AM
A low-fat diet alone does not significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer, colorectal cancer or heart disease in women over 50, according to surprising new data from a long-running national study of nearly 49,000 women.Save to My Web

Research Into Soy Will Continue But Soy Is Not A Solution For Heart Disease
Science Daily - Feb 07 10:09 PM
Many soy food products carry health claims stating that they reduce the risk of heart disease. A review of the evidence, however, suggests that soy's cardiovascular benefits may have been overestimated by the early studies that formed the basis for its health claim.Save to My Web