Mild, gradual cuts in fat intake are good, researchers reported today, but big, sudden cuts aren't. Washington state scientists writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association told Reuters that their study of 444 men with high cholesterol levels tends to back up recommendations of a 30-percent cap in fat intake. Some more extreme diet schemes call for far less fat consumption - 10 percent or less in the popular program designed by Dr. Dean Ornish, for instance.
Fat: The Right Amount
Mild, gradual cuts in fat intake are good, researchers reported today, but big, sudden cuts aren't. Washington state scientists writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association told Reuters that their study of 444 men with high cholesterol levels tends to back up recommendations of a 30-percent cap in fat intake. Some more extreme diet schemes call for far less fat consumption - 10 percent or less in the popular program designed by Dr. Dean Ornish, for instance.
