Recently, two reports have come out that have contradicted longtime health practices. These practices are that if you take calcium pills and vitamin D it will prevent broken bones and if you maintain a low-fat diet it will prevent heart disease and breast and colon cancer. The studies said that they could find no significant evidence that either of those health practices would truly work.
The leaders of the studies wanted to clarify though that this by no means indicates they are endorsing a reckless lifestyle. They aren't saying that if you are taking supplements or following a low-fat diet, to heck with it because it won't help.
Continue what you are doing if you are following the low-fat diet and if you aren't, you should. The studies' findings statistically said that there wasn't enough of a reduction of risk to be classified as significant, but there was a reduction. Hmmm..that makes absolutely perfect sense. (insert sarcasm)
I think that nutrition and supplements are just one piece of the puzzle. One piece alone might not make a significant difference, but if you add in the other pieces (strength training, cardiovascular, healthy living, a happy life) it could make the big difference to prevent those preventable diseases.
Besides, what about all the other good things leading that kind of healthy lifestyle does for you. I.E. Lower your blood pressure, reduce the chances of getting diabetes, lower your body fat, etc. Is it worth it to change that just because a study said it MIGHT not make a difference? I don't think so. I will be posting the article on my website at http://fitnessplanning.com and look under current fitness news.
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