Countries where people eat more linoleic acid, like the U.S. and Israel, have had higher rates of heart disease deaths, while countries like Japan and Greece, where people eat less of it, have had much lower rates — suggesting a possible link between this fat and heart disease.

In different countries, people who eat more saturated fats, trans fats, and cholesterol tend to have more heart disease deaths — this pattern was noticed when scientists compared diets and heart disease rates around the world.

In different countries, people who eat more saturated fats, trans fats, and cholesterol tend to have higher rates of heart disease deaths over 25 years — and this pattern shows up when you compare countries.

People started eating more seed oils like corn and soybean oil in the early 1900s, and about 10 to 20 years later, heart disease became a big killer—this pattern makes some wonder if those oils might have played a role.

People in places where folks eat more of these specific types of saturated fats tend to have more heart disease deaths over 25 years, and the link is really strong — so scientists think these fats might be one reason why some populations have more heart disease than others.

People in different countries die from heart disease at different rates, and this might be because of how much saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol they eat.