The Claim

Low butter intake in a cohort was not significantly associated with cardiovascular events or mortality, and moderate butter consumption does not independently increase cardiovascular risk.

Source: Association of dairy intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 21 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study.

What the research says

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Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
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Challenges
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Correlation
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In plain English

People who ate small amounts of butter had no higher rate of heart disease or death compared to others, and eating moderate amounts of butter does not raise the risk of heart disease.

See the scientific wording

Butter intake, which was low in the cohort, showed no significant association with cardiovascular events or mortality, suggesting that moderate butter consumption may not independently increase cardiovascular risk.

Why this might work

Eating small amounts of butter does not change blood fat levels enough to damage blood vessels or trigger inflammation that leads to heart problems.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Association of dairy intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 21 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study.

    This big study found that people who ate butter didn’t have more heart problems or die earlier than those who ate little or no butter, even though butter is fatty. So, butter alone doesn’t seem to raise heart disease risk.

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