Thought some of you dudes would appreciate this. There's a link to the actual meta-analysis of the studies in this article if you want to see it for yourself. But the basic conclusion is that saturated fats have no correlation to increased levels of heart disease. http://thehealthyskeptic.org/new-stu...disease-coffin
"The recent review I’m talking about is a meta-analysis published this week in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It pooled together data from 21 unique studies that included almost 350,000 people, about 11,000 of whom developed cardiovascular disease (CVD), tracked for an average of 14 years, and concluded that there is no relationship between the intake of saturated fat and the incidence of heart disease or stroke.
Let me put that in layman’s terms for you:
Eating saturated fat doesn’t cause heart disease.
There. That’s it. That’s really all you need to know. But if you’d like to read more about it, John Briffa and Chris Masterjohn have written articles about it here and here.
I wonder how long it will take for this information to trickle down into the mainstream culture? Unfortunately it’s not going to happen overnight. Paradigm shifts don’t work that way. But I’ve seen some positive signs, and I do believe the tide is turning. Let’s hope it doesn’t take another 50 years."
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And another read about cholesterol and why the "good" and "bad" designations are not only inaccurate but have contributed to an increase in heart disease due to the alternatives offered (namely, carbs): http://thehealthyskeptic.org/the-mos...ut-cholesterol
"Let’s review what we’ve been told for more than 50 years:
1. Eating saturated fat and cholesterol in the diet raises “bad” cholesterol in the blood and increases the risk of heart disease.
2. Reducing intake or saturated fat and cholesterol protects us against heart disease.
Now, let’s examine what credible scientific research published in major peer-reviewed journals in the last decade tells us:
1. Eating saturated fat and cholesterol reduces the type of cholesterol associated with heart disease.
2. Replacing saturated fat and cholesterol with carbohydrates lowers “good” (HDL) cholesterol, raises triglyceride levels, and increases our risk of heart disease."
I'm gonna go home and eat a tart made with lard... with a farm fresh egg cracked on top. Take that, 70's food scientists, you dicks!
"The recent review I’m talking about is a meta-analysis published this week in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It pooled together data from 21 unique studies that included almost 350,000 people, about 11,000 of whom developed cardiovascular disease (CVD), tracked for an average of 14 years, and concluded that there is no relationship between the intake of saturated fat and the incidence of heart disease or stroke.
Let me put that in layman’s terms for you:
Eating saturated fat doesn’t cause heart disease.
There. That’s it. That’s really all you need to know. But if you’d like to read more about it, John Briffa and Chris Masterjohn have written articles about it here and here.
I wonder how long it will take for this information to trickle down into the mainstream culture? Unfortunately it’s not going to happen overnight. Paradigm shifts don’t work that way. But I’ve seen some positive signs, and I do believe the tide is turning. Let’s hope it doesn’t take another 50 years."
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And another read about cholesterol and why the "good" and "bad" designations are not only inaccurate but have contributed to an increase in heart disease due to the alternatives offered (namely, carbs): http://thehealthyskeptic.org/the-mos...ut-cholesterol
"Let’s review what we’ve been told for more than 50 years:
1. Eating saturated fat and cholesterol in the diet raises “bad” cholesterol in the blood and increases the risk of heart disease.
2. Reducing intake or saturated fat and cholesterol protects us against heart disease.
Now, let’s examine what credible scientific research published in major peer-reviewed journals in the last decade tells us:
1. Eating saturated fat and cholesterol reduces the type of cholesterol associated with heart disease.
2. Replacing saturated fat and cholesterol with carbohydrates lowers “good” (HDL) cholesterol, raises triglyceride levels, and increases our risk of heart disease."
I'm gonna go home and eat a tart made with lard... with a farm fresh egg cracked on top. Take that, 70's food scientists, you dicks!
Stewaat has done his research before just go into the health/workout threads that we have here on OS... as well as Stumble... Just because Kellogs or Kraft MSNBC/CNN tell you something is either good or bad for you... doesn't necessarily mean it is. 
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