Marcia Stefanick Quotes

You may be able to get enough calcium and Vitamin D through the foods you eat. - Marcia Stefanick

What is worse? A hot flash or a stroke, more mammograms or more breast biopsies? That's the kind of discussion a woman has to have with her physician. - Marcia Stefanick

The media like to boil down a complicated thing to a sound bite. It's been frustrating for us and confusing for women. - Marcia Stefanick

The jury is now in: Estrogen does not increase the risk for breast cancer, which is what most women thinking about using the hormone worry about. - Marcia Stefanick

That's really a deceptive message. It confuses the public, and at this point it is just not helpful to add confusion. We tested that hypothesis and showed very clearly that one should not take hormones to prevent cardiovascular disease. Some people just don't want to accept that. - Marcia Stefanick

People shouldn't be disappointed by the studies. It's just a wake-up call that simply reducing your total dietary fat is not enough. - Marcia Stefanick

Just switching to low-fat foods is not likely to yield much health benefit in most women. Rather than trying to eat 'low-fat,' women should focus on reducing saturated fats and trans fats. - Marcia Stefanick

It's really unfortunate the study was stopped a year early. One more year of data might have shed light on the situation. - Marcia Stefanick

I think the WHI findings make it absolutely clear that nobody should be encouraging women to take hormones for the purpose of primary prevention of heart disease. - Marcia Stefanick

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