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 Addition of Omega-3 Fatty Acid to Maintenance Medication Treatment for Recurrent Unipolar Depressive Disorder (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 9/26/2002 | Hits: 25 |
| From the American Journal of Psychiatry, 2002: A group of researchers looked at the relationship between a dietary fat (known as Omega 3) and depression. They placed two groups of patients with medical diagnoses of major depression on a supplement of Omega 3 fat or a placebo in addition to their usual antidepressive therapy. They noted that the group who ate the Omega 3 fat had "highly significant" relief of the depression by the end of three weeks. |
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| Differences in Postprandial Responses to Fat and Carbohydrate Loads in Habitual High and Low Fat Consumers (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 9/19/2002 | Hits: 30 |
| From the University of Leeds in Britain and the British Journal of Nutrition, 2002: A British research team compared the metabolic responses of two groups of lean men. One group routinely ate a high fat diet while the second group routinely ate a low fat diet. The researchers found that the group eating the high fat diet had incresed energy expenditure at rest and a higher resting heart rate than did the group who ate a low fat diet. |
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| One-Year Effects of Increasingly Fat-Restricted, Carbohydrate-Enriched Diets on Lipoprotein Levels in Free-Living Subjects (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 9/18/2002 | Hits: 39 |
| From the University of Washington in Seattle and The Society For Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2000: A group of researchers from the Lipid Research Clinic studied the affects of restricting dietary fat on heart disease risk among people with high cholesterol. For two years, the researchers studied 531 men who had high cholesterol and who were eating as they wished. They categorized the men's fat intake into four categories ranging from 18 to 30% fat intake. The researchers found that LDL cholesterol ("bad cholesterol") was lowered the most in the higher fat diets (26-30% fat) than in the lower fat diets (18-22% fat). The researchers openly stated that they were surprised to find that triglyceride levels worsened by 20-40% and HDL cholesterol ("good cholesterol") worsened by 2.5-3% on the lower fat diets (18-20% fat). The reseachers concluded that "Alternative dietary approaches to limit saturated fat intake deserves intensive study." |
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| Dietary Fat Plays a Major Role in Obesity: No (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 7/25/2002 | Hits: 217 |
| From Harvard University and the journal Obesity Reviews, 2002: In this opinion statement, Dr. Walter Willett states in concise, clear language that he does not beleive that dietary fat causes obesity. The unusual title is: "Dietary Fat Plays A Major Role in Obesity: No." He concludes this statement by saying, "Moreover, within the United States (US), a substantial decline in the percentage of energy from fat during the last two decades has corresponded with a massive increase in obesity, and similar trends are occurring in other affluent countries. Diets high in fat do not account for the high prevalence of excess body fat in Western countries; reductions in the percentage of energy from fat will have no important benefits and could further exacerbate this problem. The emphasis on total fat reduction has been a serious distraction in efforts to control obesity and improve health in general." |
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| What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie? (Magazine Article) |
Added on: 7/17/2002 | Hits: 296 |
| From Gary Taubes and the New York Times, 2002: In this follow-up to his groundbreaking Science article in 2001 (The Soft Science of Dietary Fat) Mr. Taubes updates his assertions that the low-fat dietary recommendations of the 80's and 90's are based upon weak or nonexistent science. |
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| The Soft Science of Dietary Fat (Magazine Article) |
Added on: 7/17/2002 | Hits: 270 |
| From Gary Taubes and Science magazine, 2001: In this fascinating, must-read, award-winning article this Science author outlines his comprehensive review of the shaky foundations upon which the low-fat dieting recommendations of the 80's and 90's were founded. |
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| Fat Substitutes and Health: An Advisory Statement from the American Heart Association (Scientific Statement) |
Added on: 7/11/2002 | Hits: 63 |
| From Circulation: The Journal of the American Heart Association, 2002: In this must-read statement, the AHA reports the results of their reviews of several studies about the affects of using fat substitutes in achieving the AHA's guidelines for low fat intake. They report that: 1) while the proportion of calories of fat in the US is decreasing, obesity continues to climb; 2) 90% of Americans are eating low-fat and reduced-fat foods; 3) adults who use fat-reduced foods had a lower intake of fat and were more likely to meet the AHA's fat consumption guidelines; 4) the availability of low-fat foods has caused higher sugar consumption; 5) portion control and physical activity have a greater impact on weight than does the use of fat-reduced products; 6) eating of low-fat products may (their word) not be effective in lowering body weight; and 7) they conclude that people who eat low-fat products are more likely to fit the AHA's nutritional profile, but they *do not say that they are more likely to be normal-weighted or to lose weight.* |
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| A Trial of a Moderate-Fat, Low-Energy Diet Compared With a Low Fat, Low-Energy Diet for Weight Loss in Overweight Adults (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 7/10/2002 | Hits: 132 |
| From Harvard University and The International Journal of Obesity,2001: Researchers at Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard found that study participants who ate a moderate fat diet lost an average of 9 pounds, while the participants who ate a low fat diet gained an average of 6 pounds. (If you get an error page click on the "Home/Issues" hyperlink on the left, click on the 2001 hyperlink, and click on the October 2001 contents button. Click on the article title about 2/3 of the way down the page.) |
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| Dietary Fat Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 7/10/2002 | Hits: 51 |
| From Harvard University and The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2001: Researchers at Harvard found that total fat intake, compared with equivalent energy intake from carbohydrates, was not associated with risk of type 2 diabetes. Intakes of saturated or monounsaturated fatty acids were also not significantly associated with the risk of diabetes. |
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