I wouldn ' t regard these national trends as proof, but they certainly are suggestive. Suggestive also is the fact that in the Mediterranean countries fat consumption has been steadily increasing for the past thirty years and heart attack rates have been steadily falling. The hypothesis that blames heart disease on high fat diets is not on the ropes just yet, but it has taken some hard body blows, and is looking distinctly wobbly on its pins. ==================================================================
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