The thing with fat is that for cardiovascular disease(CVD) prevention especially polyunsaturated fats are best compared to saturated fats and simple carbohydrat

The thing with fat is that for cardiovascular disease(CVD) prevention especially polyunsaturated fats are best compared to saturated fats and simple carbohydrates. Replacing lots of fat in your diet with sugar risks replacing polyunsaturated fats. Even replacing the saturated fat with sugar appearst to be at most CVD neutral, but possibly raises your heart attack risk. One reasonable overview on the subject is http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2824150/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2824150/