New data from a massive women's health study show that a low fat diet did not cut the risk of breast cancer, colon cancer, stroke, or heart attacks. Join Ira and guests in this hour of Science Friday for a look at the study and what it might mean for your diet.

Plus, engineering Iraq--Ira talks with a reporter who was embedded with engineers trying to rebuild Baghdad's power grid. We'll get an inside look at rebuilding efforts in the war-torn region.

Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255 (2-3 Eastern). Teachers, find more information about using Science Friday as a classroom resource in the Kids' Connection.

Guests:
Judith Hsia
Professor of Medicine
The George Washington University
Washington DC

Ross Prentice
Member, Public Health Sciences Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Professor of Biostatistics
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

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Glenn Zorpette
Executive Editor
IEEE Spectrum Magazine
New York, New York

Books/Articles Discussed:

"Re-Engineering Iraq," IEEE Spectrum, Feb 2006.

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This segment produced by Annette Heist