Doctors have long advised people to limit their consumption of saturated fats found in butter, cream, and meats. But new research shows that these fats, derived from animal products, actually don’t increase the risk of stroke, heart disease, or diabetes. The study found that industrially produced trans fats, found in margarine, snack foods, and packaged baked goods, do raise the risk of premature death by 34 percent. The Canadian project was the largest yet of its kind: Researchers looking at 50 studies involving more than 1 million people found that trans fats were also associated with a 28 percent increased risk of death from coronary heart disease and a 21 percent risk of cardiovascular disease. The study contradicts decades of conventional wisdom about saturated fats dating back to the 1950s. “That said, we aren’t advocating an increase of the allowance of saturated fats,” study author Russell de Souza of McMaster University tells The Daily Telegraph (U.K.). Saturated fats may not cause heart disease, he says, but they can lead to weight gain.
What a relief. It always seemed so unnatural to eat a processed spread. I am all about butter and ghee nowadays.
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