Saturated fat is part of our ancestral diet. “Diets with cheese and meat as primary sources of Saturated Fatty Acids cause higher HDL cholesterol and apo A-1 and, therefore, appear to be less atherogenic than is a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet.”
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Real Food Saturated Fat Is Not Subsidized…
Real food saturated fat is not subsidized…Industrial seed oils are subsidized. “Saturated fat intake was not associated with all -cause mortality, CVD mortality, total CHD, ischemic stroke, or type 2 diabetes.
The Women’s Health Initiative
The Women’s Health Initiative is one of the largest randomized controlled diet trials ever performed using 48,835 post-menopausal women, with a mean follow-up period of 8.1 years, randomized to either a standard western diet or a low-fat, calorie-reduced diet with increased exercise. The authors had postulated that a low-fat, calorie-reduced diet with increased exercise would… Continue reading The Women’s Health Initiative