Is Butter Back? The Truth About Saturated Fats
For decades we’ve been warned that eating saturated fat, the type found in meat, cheese, and other dairy foods, can lead to heart disease. Instead, we've been told to choose healthy fats from nuts, seeds, fish, and vegetable oils.
New research questions that belief. A recent review of 72 studies found no link between saturated fat and heart disease. The review also showed that monounsaturated fats like those in olive oil, nuts, and avocados don't protect against heart disease.
This isn’t the first study to question the idea that saturated fats are bad for your heart. Five years ago, another research review also found no link between saturated fat and heart disease.
Still, these studies aren't the final word. Right now, not everyone agrees that saturated fats are harmless.
Major health groups like the American Heart Association say getting a lot of saturated fat raises your chances of getting heart disease -- and they aren’t changing their guidelines.
Slideshow: Foods With Healthy Fats
New research questions that belief. A recent review of 72 studies found no link between saturated fat and heart disease. The review also showed that monounsaturated fats like those in olive oil, nuts, and avocados don't protect against heart disease.
This isn’t the first study to question the idea that saturated fats are bad for your heart. Five years ago, another research review also found no link between saturated fat and heart disease.
Still, these studies aren't the final word. Right now, not everyone agrees that saturated fats are harmless.
Major health groups like the American Heart Association say getting a lot of saturated fat raises your chances of getting heart disease -- and they aren’t changing their guidelines.
Slideshow: Foods With Healthy Fats
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