Since the 1950s, people have believed that saturated fat is bad for human health.This was originally based on observational studies showing that people who consumed a lot of saturated fat had higher rates of death from heart disease.The diet-heart hypothesis states that saturated fat raises LDL (bad) cholesterol in the blood, which then supposedly lodges in the arteries and causes heart disease.Even though this hypothesis has never been proven, most official dietary guidelines are based on it (1Trusted Source).While the issue is still debated, numerous recent studies have found no link between saturated fat consumption and heart disease.This article reviews 5 of the large, most comprehensive and most recent studies on this issue.Healthline5 Studies on Saturated Fat — Time to Retire the
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Since the 1950s, people have believed that saturated fat is bad for human health.
This was originally based on observational studies showing that people who consumed a lot of saturated fat had higher rates of death from heart disease.
The diet-heart hypothesis states that saturated fat raises LDL (bad) cholesterol in the blood, which then supposedly lodges in the arteries and causes heart disease.
Even though this hypothesis has never been proven, most official dietary guidelines are based on it (1Trusted Source).
While the issue is still debated, numerous recent studies have found no link between saturated fat consumption and heart disease.
This article reviews 5 of the large, most comprehensive and most recent studies on this issue.
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