Eating saturated fat doesn’t always make you more likely to get heart disease or diabetes—it depends on what foods you’re getting it from and what you’re eating instead.

Eating saturated fat doesn’t always make you more likely to get heart disease or diabetes—it depends on what foods contain the fat and what you eat instead of it.

Eating foods with saturated fat, like butter or meat, doesn't seem to raise your risk of heart disease or dying from it, based on the studies reviewed.

Eating foods high in saturated fat, like butter and red meat, doesn't appear to raise your risk of heart attacks, strokes, or other heart problems, according to a big review of long-term studies on thousands of people.

Overall, eating more saturated fat doesn't seem to increase your risk of having any kind of heart disease or stroke, according to a large review of 21 long-term studies.

Eating saturated fat doesn’t always raise your risk of heart disease—it depends on where the fat comes from. For example, saturated fat in dairy and nuts might not hurt your heart, and could even be okay or helpful.