The Claim
In overweight postmenopausal women, replacing dietary fat from cheese or meat with carbohydrates has no significant effect on total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, or triglyceride levels.
What the research says
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In overweight women after menopause, swapping fat from cheese or meat for carbohydrates does not change levels of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, or triglycerides.
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In overweight postmenopausal women, replacing dietary fat from cheese or meat with carbohydrates does not significantly alter total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, or triglyceride levels, challenging the assumption that all saturated fats raise these markers equally.
When cheese or meat fat replaces carbs, the body excretes more fat and bile acids in the stool, which reduces the amount of fat reaching the liver. The liver then uses more cholesterol to make new bile acids instead of releasing it into the blood, and it produces more good cholesterol particles that remove cholesterol from the body. This keeps bad cholesterol and triglycerides from rising.
What the research says
1 studyIn overweight postmenopausal women, swapping cheese or meat fat for carbs didn’t make their bad cholesterol or triglycerides go up — and even made their good cholesterol go up a bit. This suggests not all saturated fats affect blood fats the same way.
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