Even though people who ate less fat had much lower cholesterol, they didn’t live longer or have fewer heart attacks than those who didn’t change their diet.

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Evidence from randomised controlled trials did not support the introduction of dietary fat guidelines in 1977 and 1983: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

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2015

Even though eating less fat lowered cholesterol in these studies, it didn’t help people live longer or prevent more heart disease deaths.

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Evidence from randomised controlled trials did not support the introduction of dietary fat guidelines in 1977 and 1983: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2014-000196

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