Sept. 11, 2015
(GreenMedInfo.com) After decades as a fugitive from ignorant and sometimes corrupt bureaucrats, saturated fats can come in from the cold. A new study fingers trans fats as the real culprit in heart disease.
For decades we’ve been told to cut back on butter, eggs, meat, and cheese for the sake of our hearts. But a new systematic review of the science proves there’s no additional cardiovascular risk from eating saturated fats.
Researchers at McMaster University analyzed the results of 50 observational studies assessing the association between heart disease and either saturated or trans fats.
Their results published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found no clear association between higher intake of saturated fats and all cause mortality, coronary heart disease (CHD), CHD mortality, ischemic stroke, or type 2 diabetes among healthy adults.[i]
But the results told a different story for trans fats. Trans unsaturated fats are mainly produced industrially by hydrogenation of plant oils. They are used in margarine, snack foods, and packaged baked goods.
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