Healthy diets win

This data that was pulled from the Women's Health Initiative, again points to the fact that we are all better off eating a well balanced, lower fat diet, eating a moderate amount of GOOD carbs.

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HYATTTSVILLE, Md., Jan. 3 - Postmenopausal women who ate a diet low in fat and high in fruits, vegetables and whole grains didn't gain weight over an average of nearly eight years, reported researchers from the NIH's Women's Health Initiative.

In a clinical trial to see whether a low-fat, fiber rich diet could prevent cardiovascular disease or breast or colorectal cancer in more than 48,000 post-menopausal women, those on the diet lost about 2.2 kg (4.8 lbs) in the first year, and managed to keep the weight off better than women who ate what they wanted.

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Barbara C. Phillips, NP
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