Why eating less butter might help kids' hearts
Lower Intake of Saturated Fatty Acids Is Associated with Improved Lipid Profile in a 6-Year-Old Nationally Representative Population
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Kids who ate less saturated fat (like butter and cheese) had lower bad cholesterol in their blood.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Kids who ate less saturated fat (like butter and cheese) had lower bad cholesterol in their blood.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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 544 / 44
Evidence Score
A snapshot of a population at a single point in time. Can identify correlations and prevalence, but cannot determine the direction of cause and effect.
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Helgadottir H, Thorisdottir B, Gunnarsdottir I, Halldorsson TI, Palsson G, Thorsdottir I
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Eating more saturated fats, like those in butter and red meat, raises the bad cholesterol in your blood, which can build up as gunk in your arteries over time.
Over 10 years, Icelandic kids ate less butter and fatty meat, and their 'bad' cholesterol went down a little — showing that changing what kids eat can help their heart health.
When kids eat more saturated fat (like butter and fatty meats), their 'bad' cholesterol goes up a little bit — even at age 6.
When kids eat less butter and more olive oil or fish, their bad cholesterol goes down — especially if they were eating a lot of saturated fat to begin with.
Dietary intake of saturated fatty acids increases circulating levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in humans through upregulation of hepatic cholesterol synthesis and reduced LDL receptor expression.