Saturated fat

For decades, we’ve been told that saturated fatraises cholesterol and causes heart disease.

In fact, this belief is the cornerstone of modern dietary guidelines.

However… several massive review studies have recently shown that saturated fat is NOT linked to an increased risk of death from heart disease or stroke (21, 22, 23).

The truth is that saturated fats raise HDL (the “good”) cholesterol and change the LDL particles from small to Large LDL, which is linked to reduced risk (24, 25, 26).

For most people, eating reasonable amounts of saturated fat is perfectly safe and downright healthy.

Bottom Line: Several recent studies have shown that saturated fat consumption does not increase the risk of death from heart disease or stroke.