throwaway48952

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   by throwaway48952 4y ago

   > several meta-analyses over several Meanwhile, the evidence causally linking elevated LDL cholesterol across a person's lifetime with the development of CVD is overwhelming, and every intervention that successfully lowers LDL has s
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   by throwaway48952 4y ago

   Wrong. Americans are consuming more fat than ever, with the excess primarily coming from vegetable oils (soybean oil being #1): https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/2/2/14485226/ame... https
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   by throwaway48952 4y ago

   I don't like it being flagged, even though I don't agree, since too many HNers believe this nonsense. Ignore the evidence about the dangers of saturated fat (including plant saturated fat) at your peril.
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   by throwaway48952 4y ago

   Wild game meat isn't nearly as fatty as domesticated meat, and the fat is much less saturated: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4975792/
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   by throwaway48952 4y ago

   Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats are fine, but saturated fat (plant or animal), besides increasing your risk of CVD, also decreases insulin sensitivity , something people who flock to faddish fat-heavy diets like keto should be con