Does swapping saturated fat with vegetable oils help your heart?
The effect of replacing saturated fat with mostly n-6 polyunsaturated fat on coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 539 / 100
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The highest quality evidence. These studies systematically search, appraise, and synthesize results from multiple individual studies, providing the most reliable summary of current knowledge.
Publication
Journal
Nutrition Journal
Year
2017
Authors
Steven Hamley
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Claims (6)
Swapping saturated fats (like butter) with certain vegetable oils in your food doesn't really lower your chances of having heart problems or dying early, according to big studies.
Some studies said swapping certain fats in your diet is good for heart health, but they might have been wrong because other factors like different medicines or other diet changes messed up the results.
Some messy studies made it look like swapping certain fats in your diet lowers heart disease risk, but when scientists did better studies, they found that wasn't really true.
Swapping saturated fats (like butter) with certain vegetable oils doesn't change how long people live overall, according to research studies.
A study in Finland had flaws in how it was set up and didn't account for certain medications, making it seem like swapping certain fats was better for heart health than it really was.