Whether you're a man or woman, young or old, swapping fats in your diet seems to affect your heart disease risk in the same way, according to this analysis.
Scientific Claim
The relationship between dietary fat substitution and coronary heart disease risk does not differ significantly by sex or age in adult populations.
Original Statement
“No effect modification by sex or age was found.”
Evidence Quality Assessment
Claim Status
appropriately stated
Study Design Support
Design cannot support claim
Appropriate Language Strength
association
Can only show association/correlation
Assessment Explanation
The claim uses neutral, observational language consistent with the study design. The finding is directly reported and appropriately qualified.
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (1)
Major types of dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of 11 cohort studies.
The study found that whether you're a man or woman, young or old, swapping bad fats for good fats lowers heart disease risk in the same way—sex and age don’t change the outcome.