People who eat more saturated fat in this group had higher inflammation and weight, but surprisingly lower bad cholesterol — which might explain why their arteries didn’t get thicker.

Eating a lot of fatty foods like butter and red meat doesn't seem to make the arteries thicken more in older adults at risk for heart disease, once you account for how much they exercise, smoke, or their education level.

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.

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.

People’s cholesterol levels react differently when they swap out saturated fats in their diet, and this difference might be why studies can’t agree on whether eating more saturated fat increases heart disease risk.

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.