Saturated Fats Cholesterol Debate

Your body makes more cholesterol than you get from diet, it's more complicated than just "cholesterol high = bad".Also would encourage you to read up on recent literature about fats. The "low fat = healthy" fad hasn't held up for some time.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073510972...&

Because saturated fats do cause health issues? Every large health organization recommends limiting intake of saturated fats for health reasons

Dietary cholesterol has little relationship to blood lipid levels.https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13061935

Debunking the idea that fat intake causes high cholesterol and other health issues. There seemed to be some correlation, but causality was spurious.

you are mistaken, the link between saturated fat and LDL cholesterol is extremely well documented and widely known, also matches my personal experience just for good measure.the only controversies about reducing saturated fats have to do with secondary effects, such as, "person might eat too many carbs if they reduce saturated fats too much", things like that. There are also some quacks who have tried to claim that LDL cholesterol levels are not important and even that arterioscl

There is a well-established link between fat intake and heart disease. [1] Both saturated fat and trans-fat contribute towards increased blood cholesterol and clogged arteries. That research didn't become invalid just because you can lose weight on a low-carb diet.Now unsaturated fats at moderate levels? Absolutely necessary. A bit of saturated fat in your diet? No problem. But a diet that consists of upwards of 20% saturated fat? You might as well go on low dose aspirin while awaiting your h

Those are cherry-picked studies and the article you linked points that out. The current scientific literature points to diets high in saturated fats being linked to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

There is some confusion amd inaccuracy there about the different kinds of fats, but the general theme seems pretty backed up by scienceDietary cholesterol not an issue: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6024687/Decent Summary of our current understanding of the health effects of different kinds of fats: <a href="https:/&#x

Are you confusing "fats" with "saturated fats"? Fats in general might have been vindicated, but the evidence for saturated fats being bad for you is still pretty strong[1]. Feel free to provide any sources to the contrary.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat#Association_with...

I think they are referring to low-carb studies done recently. If your diet consists of only saturated fat, it does seem to be healthier for you than the standard American/Western diet that is also high in saturated fat but also quite high in sugar, wheat, and other starchy carbs. When combined, saturated fat and carbs are a hitting a double if your goal is to be unhealthy.General disclaimers apply regarding portion sizes etc blah blah blah I'm not a doctor.Anecdotally, a low-(ish