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The link between saturated fats and disease is dubious at best. Here’s[1] a meta-analysis with 350,000 subjects that failed to show a link between saturated fat

by runeks 9y ago

The link between saturated fats and disease is dubious at best. Here’s[1] a meta-analysis with 350,000 subjects that failed to show a link between saturated fat, coronary heart disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. Many meta-analyses[2] fail to show a correlation, and many remain unpublished. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2824152/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2824152/ [2] http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3978 http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3978

ISL 9y ago
and many remain unpublished. Citation?
- legulere 9y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publication_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publication_bias
ransom1538 9y ago
The scientific consensus is that saturated fat is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, having been endorsed by many medical, scientific, heart-health, governmental and intergovernmental, and professional authorities, such as the World Health Organization,[1] the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Medicine,[2] the American Dietetic Association,[3] the Dietitians of Canada,[3] the British Dietetic Association,[4] American Heart Association,[5] the British Heart Foundation,[6] the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada,[7] the World Heart Federation,[8] the British... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat_and_cardiovascular_disease https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat_and_cardiovasc...
- walshemj 9y ago
  Actually a lot of these xx Is bad for you are dubious or just well marketed fads eg lo salt as my specialised NHS dietician (for chronic kidney failure) commented they don't tell you what C$%^ the put in to replace salt
narrator 9y ago
I think the people who want the world to be vegetarian for non-health related reasons (e.g animal rights advocates, environmentalists) push the largely discredited "saturated fat is bad, carbs are good" dogma because saturated fat is mainly present in meats and not in vegetables with some rare exceptions such as avocados and tropical plant oils. Also, carbohydrates are not present in meats, but plentiful in vegetables.

by runeks 9y ago

ISL 9y ago

and many remain unpublished. Citation?

legulere 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publication_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publication_bias

ransom1538 9y ago

The scientific consensus is that saturated fat is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, having been endorsed by many medical, scientific, heart-health, governmental and intergovernmental, and professional authorities, such as the World Health Organization,[1] the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Medicine,[2] the American Dietetic Association,[3] the Dietitians of Canada,[3] the British Dietetic Association,[4] American Heart Association,[5] the British Heart Foundation,[6] the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada,[7] the World Heart Federation,[8] the British... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat_and_cardiovascular_disease https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat_and_cardiovasc...

walshemj 9y ago
Actually a lot of these xx Is bad for you are dubious or just well marketed fads eg lo salt as my specialised NHS dietician (for chronic kidney failure) commented they don't tell you what C$%^ the put in to replace salt

narrator 9y ago

I think the people who want the world to be vegetarian for non-health related reasons (e.g animal rights advocates, environmentalists) push the largely discredited "saturated fat is bad, carbs are good" dogma because saturated fat is mainly present in meats and not in vegetables with some rare exceptions such as avocados and tropical plant oils. Also, carbohydrates are not present in meats, but plentiful in vegetables.