(02-11-06) Is Saturated Fat Really As Bad As They Say It Is?

The belief that saturated fat will increase your risk of heart attacks is one of the most pervasive health myths in our culture. A recent study seems to bear out this belief, but contains a critical flaw which effectively changes the meaning of the results.
The Strong Heart Study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and funded by the National Institutes of Health, examined nearly 3,000 Native American Indians in the southwestern United States for nearly 10 years.
The study found that both total fat intake and saturated fat intake were correlated with an increase in the risk of heart disease.
However, the study made no differentiation between saturated fats and trans fatty acids, meaning that either or both could have been responsible for the increase in heart disease risk shown.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition October 2006; 84(4): 894-902

Source: www.mercola.com

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