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Link between saturated fats and atherosclerosis is tenuous at best. It is now likely that not all of these days have the effect. Likewise only certain density
by AstralStorm 7y ago
Link between saturated fats and atherosclerosis is tenuous at best.
It is now likely that not all of these days have the effect. Likewise only certain density lipids are dangerous.
Metabolism is a complex beast.
- cyounkins 7y agoAs I described above, I have to disagree: The link between saturated fat intake and blood LDL cholesterol is very well established by hundreds of controlled-feeding experiments. Here is a meta-analysis of 395 such experiments: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9006469 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9006469 Going from LDL cholesterol to atherosclerosis, the plaque that composes the arterial blockages is largely made of cholesterol-rich lipids. On a higher level, the use of statins to lower cholesterol is the #1 thing doctors do to try to reduce a person's risk of heart disease.