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Nutrition & Health
35 Nutrition Facts That Contradict What You Learned in School
Fact 1 of 353%
Saturated fat does not actually cause heart disease in most people.
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Decades of research have failed to prove that saturated fat intake directly causes heart attacks. Modern systematic reviews suggest the link was based on flawed early studies. It is now understood that inflammation and sugar are the primary drivers of arterial damage.
"There is no significant evidence that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of CHD."
Replacing fats with refined carbohydrates often increases cardiovascular risk factors rather than lowering them.
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