People who eat more saturated fat, like butter and red meat, seem to have a lower chance of dying from a stroke or having any stroke at all, but this might just be a coincidence — other studies with better methods don’t agree.

Eating more saturated fat doesn't appear to raise your risk of having a stroke, according to a review of 8 long-term studies of adults.

Eating more saturated fat from butter, meat, or cheese doesn’t clearly make people more likely to die early or get heart disease or diabetes, but the studies aren’t perfect, so we can’t be totally sure.

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 more saturated fat from meat, butter, or cheese doesn’t clearly make people more likely to die early or get heart disease or diabetes, but the science isn’t strong enough to be sure.

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.