A new review suggests that national guidelines on the amount of saturated fats we consume per day need to be revisited. The authors note that while saturated fats can raise cholesterol levels, they have a relatively neutral impact on other key risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and that recent data from population studies challenge the concept that saturated fats increase the risk of heart disease.
Original research paper published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism on October 8, 2014.
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