Cutting back on saturated fat might lower your risk of having a stroke, even if it doesn't help much with heart disease or overall death risk.

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Saturated Fats and Health: A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-based Recommendations: JACC State-of -the-Art Review.

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

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2020 Aug 18

The study says cutting out saturated fats doesn’t really help prevent heart disease, and while it mentions a possible small benefit for stroke, it doesn’t think that’s enough reason to tell people to avoid foods like cheese or meat.

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Saturated Fats and Health: A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-based Recommendations: JACC State-of -the-Art Review.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.077

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