Speaking of Saturated Fat
Yesterday we reported on a new paper in JAMA counseling caution in the face of activist efforts to impose universal sodium salt reduction on the American populace. We reminded our readers that once upon a time activists demonized saturated fats and stampeded the country towards greater consumption of trans fats. Now there's a new study looking at the health outcomes of 384,000 Americans to see whether those who consumed lots of saturated fats were more likely to develop heart disease than those who avoided saturated fats.
Reuter's Health reports that the study,published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, involved the combination and assessment of 21 large studies of people, their diets with regard to the consumption of saturated fat and whether or not they developed heart disease. It turns out there's no demonstrable association between saturated fat and your risk of heart disease. Eat a lot or eat a little, your risk remains the same. Somewhere my late great grandmother, who lived to 102 and who made the best pies and pastries thanks in part to lard, is smiling.
