Our study, even though it has yet to yield the dramatic results that some might have hoped for, does include some trends toward positive health benefits.
We think that women who are currently on a low-fat diet can confidently continue on such a diet.
We did not see evidence of any adverse effects of a low-fat diet, and we see some trends toward health benefits, especially for breast cancer. So, we think that women who are currently on a low-fat diet can confidently continue on such a diet.
We observed that women in the low-fat diet group had a 9 percent lower risk of breast cancer than the usual diet group, but that difference could be due to chance.
Among the women who made larger reductions in saturated and trans fat we saw trends toward reduction in heart disease.
We don't regard our data as strong enough at this time to recommend that all post menopausal women start a low fat diet for the purpose of reducing breast cancer risk.
