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5 Studies on Saturated Fat — Time to Retire the Myth?

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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.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.


Healthline

5 Studies on Saturated Fat — Time to Retire the Myth?


Artery-clogging saturated fat myth debunked


Excercise and sufficient fruits and vegetables. 

Saturated fat does not clog the arteries: coronary heart disease is a chronic inflammatory condition, the risk of which can be effectively reduced from healthy lifestyle interventions

Mike Norman
Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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