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Eating a little less fat might lower your risk of heart disease by about 7%, but eating a little less carbs might raise your risk by 5%, no matter what kind of food you're eating.

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Partially Replacing Dietary Carbohydrate With Unsaturated Fat or Protein Shifts Protein-Based HDL Subspecies Toward Lower Coronary Heart Disease Risk

Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2026 Jan

This study didn’t test eating less fat or less carbs overall—it tested swapping carbs for healthy fats or protein, and found that swap helped heart health. So it actually disagrees with the claim that cutting carbs alone makes heart disease risk go up.

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Dietary Macronutrient Intake and Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Mortality: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
Human
2024 Jan 2

The study found that eating more fat was linked to living longer and eating more carbs was linked to more heart problems — which is the opposite of what the claim says about cutting fat and carbs.

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Cutting down on all fats in your diet—no matter what kind of carbs you eat—won’t make you any less likely to get heart disease over eight years.

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Cutting down on all saturated fats overall—instead of just avoiding certain foods like butter or cheese—might slightly lower your risk of heart disease, but we’re not very sure about it.

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Cutting back more on saturated fat doesn't seem to give you extra protection against heart problems—whether you cut a little or a lot, the benefit stays about the same.

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Cutting down on all fats in your diet—no matter if they’re healthy or unhealthy—won’t make a noticeable difference in whether adults get heart disease over eight years.

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Eating too many animal products on a low-carb diet or too many refined carbs on a low-fat diet might raise your risk of heart disease by about 12 to 14% compared to eating healthier versions of those diets.

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