Health Day - ONLINE EDITION Just Lowering Fat Intake Can Shed
Pounds, Study Finds Loss not as dramatic as with dieting, but
weight stays off, researchers found THURSDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay
News) -- The key to a slimmer figure is not necessarily dieting,
but just cutting back on fat intake, a new British study
suggests. Researchers from the University of East Anglia found
that simply replacing high-fat foods with low-fat alternatives
helped people lose roughly 3.5 pounds. Reducing fat intake also
resulted in lower blood pressure and improved cholesterol
levels. The study authors suggested that the findings may play a
critical role in global dietary recommendations, because being
overweight or obese increases the risk for many cancers, heart
disease and stroke. The study was published Dec. 7 in the
journal BMJ. The researchers reviewed 33 randomized, controlled
trials in North America, Europe and New Zealand that involved
over 73,500 men, women and children with a variety of health
histories. A randomized, contr