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Low-fat diet healthy, but doesn’t decrease disease risks

A new study showing that a low-fat diet does not necessarily decrease the risk of cancer and heart disease is not a license to go out and eat a Big Mac and super-sized fries, local doctors say.

Doctors here praise the study as important and well-designed, but point out that the research has limitations.

….The principal investigator for the UW site, Dr. Gloria Sarto, acknowledged that the study didn’t turn out as she and other researchers had expected.