Support for low-fat high-fiber diet

My kids were eating cookie crisp today, they found it hidden in tupperware! I thought you Rose munching away your marshmallows!

There is a lot of controvery regarding a low-fat diet and breast cancer. Our cells are made up of 50% saturated fat, and most of the studies done about the "bad" fats lumped the saturated fats in with the harmful transfatty acid studies. While its true that the body can make saturated fat from carbohydrates (if everything is working o.k.), fats have been a part of our diets for centuries. A good book to read about this is: "Eat Fat, Lose Fat" by Dr. Mary Enig (world renowned fat expert) and Sally Fallon. There is also a lot of information supporting limitations on mono-saturated fats as they have been shown to increase weight, whereas the highly saturated coconut oil and butter has been shown to decrease weight and improve immune function. On this website it was mentioned that sugar does not affect cancer. However, most other websites and studies on this topic clearly show that too much of any type of sugar most certainly does affect cancer cells, as it can increase insulin levels, which has been shown to affect weight and feed the growth of some cancers. There is recent information that suggests that it is too many sugars and starches (even too many from unprocessed foods) that are the culprits for increasing insulin levels. These are the foods that may need to be limited. Fats do not raise insulin levels and there is no factual information to support limiting them as a part of a healthful diet. Grandma ate butter and didn't have breast cancer.