In a recent meta-analysis study by Krauss (et al. 2010) the association of dietary saturatedfat with risk of coronary heart disease aswell as stroke and cardiovasculardisease in prospective epidemiologic studies were summarized from 21 studies.
Of the 347, 747 subjects that were looked at in the study over a time period of 5-23 years, 11,006 developed coronary heart disease or stroke. The study goes onto say that the consumption of saturated fat was not associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease, stroke or cardiovascular disease! (Makes me wonder what those 11, 000+ people were eating/drinking if not saturated fats-refined oils? fake foods?)
They concluded that more data needed to be gathered to see whether cardiovascular disease risks are likely to be influenced by the specific nutrientsused to replace saturated fat.
To read the abstract, go here: http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/ajcn.2009.27725v1
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I always thought saturated fat was more of a joke. It’s not a real representation of anything.
Yeah it seems that way doesn’t it! It’s funny though cause we actually need some saturated fats in our diets.
Had a look at your blog- great stuff! Thanks for stopping by!