Eating foods high in saturated fats, like butter or red meat, doesn’t seem to strongly increase your risk of heart disease—so the idea that they’re really bad for your heart might be overblown.

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Fat, Sugar, Whole Grains and Heart Disease: 50 Years of Confusion

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2018 Jan 4

This study says eating too much saturated fat isn’t as bad for your heart as people used to think — it’s more about eating too much sugar and white bread. So the idea that saturated fat is the main culprit is probably exaggerated.

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Fat, Sugar, Whole Grains and Heart Disease: 50 Years of Confusion

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DOI: 10.3390/nu10010039

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