What kinds of fat help you live longer?
Associations of Dietary Fat Intake With Mortality From All Causes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer: A Prospective Study
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Dietary fat intake showed no link to cancer death risk after adjustment.
Many people believe eating red meat or saturated fat directly increases cancer risk, but this large study found no significant association with cancer mortality.
Practical Takeaways
Replace butter and red meat with nuts, seeds, avocados, and fatty fish to improve long-term heart health and longevity.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Dietary fat intake showed no link to cancer death risk after adjustment.
Many people believe eating red meat or saturated fat directly increases cancer risk, but this large study found no significant association with cancer mortality.
Practical Takeaways
Replace butter and red meat with nuts, seeds, avocados, and fatty fish to improve long-term heart health and longevity.
Publication
Journal
Frontiers in Nutrition
Year
2021
Authors
Xiaolin Yao, Xin Xu, Shuo Wang, D. Xia
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Claims (5)
Eating saturated, trans, or monounsaturated fats doesn’t seem to affect your chances of dying from cancer, based on a long-term study of over 100,000 American adults.
Eating more saturated fat might shorten your life — studies show people aged 55 to 74 who eat more of it have a higher chance of dying earlier, so cutting back could help you live longer.
Eating more trans fats might slowly increase your risk of dying from any cause — the more you eat, the higher the risk — but just comparing high vs low eaters doesn’t show a clear link.
Eating more healthy fats like those in fish, nuts, and seeds might help people live longer and lower their chances of dying from heart disease.
For the best health, about a quarter of your fat intake should come from saturated fats, most from healthy monounsaturated fats like olive oil, and around 15% from fresh polyunsaturated fats like those in nuts and fish.