Landmark study shows fat isn't key factor in weight loss, gain

Seattle Times reports:

Eating less fat does not magically melt flab away, as some had hoped, but it does not necessarily lead to weight gain either, as some diet promoters had claimed, according to the first study to follow a large number of people who cut their daily fat intake over a long period.

The study of more than 48,000 women who were followed for about seven years found that those who adopted a lower-fat diet initially lost about five pounds but gained back all but about two pounds. A comparison group that did not change its diet stayed about the same.

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