Myth 9: Low-fat diets are futile for weight loss – Onish therapy and women's health research

2026-04-15

When you look up nutritional information about fats, have you ever felt like giving up?

People's understanding of fat is very simple: butter is bad; margarine is good; vegetable oil is healthy; regardless of...

Excessive intake of any type of fat is detrimental to health. However, some dietary instructions are contradictory and perplexing.

It's confusing: salads with a little olive oil are okay to eat; but candies made with coconut oil are not.

Fish oil is safe to eat; margarine is banned, and butter is making a comeback in our diet.

In the early 1990s, our understanding was that all fats were bad for health, and all carbohydrates...

Carbohydrates are generally good for health. Americans have started adopting low-fat diets in pursuit of better health.

They replaced fat with carbohydrates. Everyone was eating large amounts of foods with added sugar and refined starch.

The food, which provided almost no nutrition other than calories, was what Americans at the time...

They believe that if a food contains no fat, they can eat as much as they want, without any problem.

It is recognized that many low-fat or fat-free foods have almost the same calorie content as full-fat foods.

As a result, Americans are getting fatter and fatter.

Then came a complete 180-degree turn. Some researchers say we should eat more carbohydrates.

Food and diet. This is completely contrary to what we previously knew.

In 2006, an article published in the *Journal of the American Medical Association* opposed a low-fat diet.

This has led to the further neglect of this diet. A large-scale study funded by the U.S. federal government (part of the "Women's Health" program)

As part of the "Health Plan" project, it has been shown that a low-fat diet, despite long being considered a healthy diet by Americans, is still effective.

A healthy diet, but it has almost no effect on people's health. A study of approximately 50,000 postmenopausal women...

After observing individuals with an average age of 62, the study concluded that consuming a low-fat diet for eight consecutive years...

A high-fat diet offers no health benefits-it does not reduce the risk of heart disease, colon cancer, or breast cancer.

These findings have shaken traditional beliefs and the place that standard medical advice holds in people's minds.

However, as has often happened in the past, this message was misinterpreted. You must

Read between the lines to understand the meaning. Indeed, after an eight-year follow-up study, researchers found that...

There are clear statistics showing that women who eat a low-fat diet have a lower incidence of breast cancer compared to women who do not change their diet.

There was no difference in the risk of adenocarcinoma. However, this is not the key point. Those who were at the start of the trial...

The woman who had a high fat intake but later successfully reduced it to 20% of her total intake and maintained this regimen for the longest period of time.

Their risk of developing breast cancer was 22% lower than that of women in the control group. This is a significant difference. Scientists...

These observations of women will continue until 2010, so let's look forward to further research on the benefits of a low-fat diet.

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In addition, women in the intervention group had a higher incidence of digestive tract polyps and other precancerous growths.

The incidence rate was 9% lower than the other group. Because the latency period for colorectal cancer is over 10 years, it is now necessary to...

It may be too early to determine whether cancer incidence will decrease accordingly. As for heart disease, these studies...

Researchers only tracked the participants' total fat intake, but not their saturated fat and anti-chain triglyceride intake.

Fat intake (both are "bad fats"). Both types of fat are known to be detrimental to arterial health.

Even so, low-fat diets are not popular.

But is using a low-fat diet to lose weight a waste of time?

No. This is a serious misconception, and it has grown increasingly prevalent over the decades. There is a great deal of evidence to support this.

It is clear that reducing fat intake, especially reducing the intake of certain types of "bad fats," can indeed lower blood sugar levels.

Lower risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and other illnesses. We should all reduce our fat intake.

(I will provide you with recommended intake), exercise regularly, and eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, and fiber-rich whole grains.

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You might try the following method: reduce the portion size of your meal, leaving some warmth for dessert.

Measure space. Reduce the amount of dessert, for example, reduce two tablespoons of ice cream to one tablespoon, or share it with one person.

Share your dessert with friends. Make your dessert more nutritious, for example, by using whole grains and fresh ingredients.

Fresh fruit and applesauce are ingredients for desserts. Often, you can reduce the amount of ingredients listed in a recipe.

The goal is to reduce sugar and fat intake without compromising the flavor and texture of desserts.

Low-fat diet and weight loss

Over the years, numerous comparative studies have been conducted on low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets.

Studies have confirmed that, generally speaking, because both of these diets restrict calorie intake, they can both...

It can help with weight loss. A high-fat diet can increase appetite, but I think if people...

Believing they can consume more fat calories, they will reduce their intake of plant-based foods and decrease...

Insufficient intake of natural antioxidants and fiber are both unhealthy dietary habits.

Our eating habits will ultimately be reflected in our body shape. If we say that consuming fat is not wrong, then I...

We have no hope of solving our country's increasingly serious obesity problem, because 1 gram of fat is more harmful than 1 gram of carbohydrates.

Carbohydrates and proteins contain more calories. If you want to lose weight, reducing your fat intake is a good idea.

This is a wise move.

Remember, weight gain is not related to carbohydrates or fats themselves, but rather to calorie intake.

Close. If you consume fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight. You also don't have to...

To lose weight, people adopt popular diets. The only important difference in these diets is whether they eat nutritious foods or junk food.

Junk food. If you can give up refined carbohydrate foods made from white sugar and flour, which contain...

By including soda and sugary breakfast cereals, you can control your calorie intake. When you eat these...

Processed foods don't provide a feeling of fullness unless you've already consumed excessive calories.

The nutritional value of these foods is negligible. They are rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream, causing a sharp increase in insulin levels.

This leads to a rapid conversion of calories into fat.

In contrast, fruits, vegetables, and whole grains are rich in life-sustaining compounds. The body will...

These foods are digested slowly, so they don't cause a sudden spike in insulin. These foods contain a large amount of...

It contains a lot of fiber and water, so it's more likely to satisfy your appetite. Eating one apple will make you feel full.

This is a healthy snack, containing only 80 calories. If you eat a few sweet shortbread cookies, you...

You could unknowingly consume 600 calories without getting any nutrients.

Actually, giving up junk food isn't as difficult as you might think. Fresh, nutritionally complete foods can give you...

It brings sensory pleasure that fast food can't match. If you think about it carefully, you'll know...

Bland food is junk food; to make it palatable, large amounts of salt and corn must be added.

Syrup and anti-carbohydrate fats. If you forget the "war" between fat and carbohydrates and focus instead...

In terms of nutritional value, your diet will not only be healthier but also more delicious.

For over 30 years, I have been telling my patients, friends, family, television viewers, and anyone else...

Someone willing to listen to me shouldn't skimp on fruits, vegetables, and whole grains; they should choose lean foods.

Meat protein, limiting fat intake to about 20% of your total daily calorie intake, while also

Exercise regularly. Anyone who follows these tips will lose weight and not regain it.

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Many book titles, advertisements, and other similar "spells" have already dispelled the notion that "dieting doesn't work."

That phrase has been ingrained in our minds, but in reality, if you follow almost everything sold in bookstores...

You can achieve your weight loss goals by following any book on diet. The problem is, besides...

Unless this diet method aligns with your lifestyle, it's destined to fail, and your weight...

It will gradually rebound because you lack a diet method that you are willing to accept.

For example, if you like to have sandwiches for lunch, it will be difficult for you to stick to a low-carb diet.

If you hate counting calories and are willing to follow rules, such as avoiding carbohydrates,

Then the Atkins diet might be more suitable for you. If you really like olive oil, then...

Seafood-based foods are more likely to stimulate your appetite than truly low-fat diets. If you are trying

To lose weight, you must choose a diet that suits you.

You need to learn about low-fat diets throughout your life.

To prevent weight loss from rebounding after much effort, dieters should ideally maintain a low-calorie diet.

The best news for those on a low-fat diet is to eat fat without restricting carbohydrates.

After conducting a follow-up study on dieters who lost more than 30 pounds and maintained their weight loss for at least a year,

The National Weight Loss Registry, established by the University of Colorado,

This conclusion was reached. What's the secret to these dieters? They eat a low-fat diet and...

They pay attention to their total calorie intake. In addition, they exercise for 60 to 90 minutes every day.

A study conducted by the National Weight Control Registry found that these successful dieters reported that since...

My daily calorie intake is approximately 1400 calories, of which about 29% comes from fat and 50% from other sources.

It comes from carbohydrates. Those who increase their fat intake shortly after starting a diet lose less fat.

Most of the weight has bounced back.

To achieve initial weight loss results, the type of diet you consume may not be very important, but if you

Preventing weight loss from rebounding is another matter entirely. Many studies have found that a low-fat diet...

It remains an important means of achieving long-term weight loss.