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are you sure you mean "artificial trans fats" and not "unsaturated fats" which in fact are healthier than saturated fats (which are primarily from animal origin
by kayoone 11y ago
are you sure you mean "artificial trans fats" and not "unsaturated fats" which in fact are healthier than saturated fats (which are primarily from animal origin).
- bad_user 11y agoYes, I'm sure. > which in fact I love it when people talk about facts. There is no correlation between the use of saturated fats and cardiovascular disease, as those same dieticians which led us to believe otherwise have now changed their own story ... http://www.newswise.com/articles/academy-of-nutrition-and-dietetics-commends-strong-evidence-based-dietary-guidelines-report http://www.newswise.com/articles/academy-of-nutrition-and-di...
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoPertinent quote - "In comments recently submitted to USDA and HHS, the Academy supports the DGAC in its decision to drop dietary cholesterol from the nutrients of concern list and recommends it deemphasize saturated fat from nutrients of concern, given the lack of evidence connecting it with cardiovascular disease."
- tveita 11y agoI don't think the correlation is in serious dispute. I'm no dietitian, but going by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat_and_cardiovascular_disease_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat_and_cardiovascul... I don't see evidence for the "distinct and growing lack of scientific consensus" claimed in your link. The majority opinion still seems to be to prefer polyunsaturated fats over saturated fats.
- basch 11y agohttp://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2010/01/13/ajcn.2009.27725.abstract http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2010/01/13/ajcn.2009... http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20140320/dietary-fats-q-a http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20140320/dietary-fat...
- hammock 11y agoYou must not have grown up in one of millions of households where margarine was touted as healthier than butter