Worried about high fat? Don't be.

[sally and james]

There is a programme on BBC tonight, (15 Oct) in the "Trust Me I'm a Doctor" series, which explores the evidence that eating saturated fats does not lead to greater risk of heart disease.
You can read more about the programme here,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29616418

Meanwhile, a few quotes to whet your appetite,
"In fact, when they looked at blood results, they found that higher levels of some saturated fats, in particular a type of saturated fat you get in milk and dairy products called margaric acid, were associated with a lower risk of heart disease."

"It's complicated in the sense that some foods which are high in saturated fats seem very consistently to reduce heart disease."

"researchers followed 1,589 Swedish men for 12 years. They found that those following a low-fat diet (no butter, low-fat milk and no cream) were more likely to develop fat around the gut (central obesity) than those eating butter, high-fat milk and whipping cream."

The article then finishes, rather nervously, I thought, saying, "This isn't a licence to start eating fry-ups or pouring cream down your throat….".
Who needs a licence!

Sally

 

[douglas99]

It will indeed be interesting to watch.
From the link in your post.

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutriti...-heart-disease-study-is-seriously-misleading/

'This paper is bound to cause confusion. A central issue is what replaces saturated fat if someone reduces the amount of saturated fat in their diet. If it is replaced with refined starch or sugar, which are the largest sources of calories in the U.S. diet, then the risk of heart disease remains the same. However, if saturated fat is replaced with polyunsaturated fat or monounsaturated fat in the form of olive oil, nuts and probably other plant oils, we have much evidence that risk will be reduced.'

 

[ally1]

i will make a note to watch the programme tonight

 

[modesty007]

Regarding vegetable oils http://authoritynutrition.com/6-reasons-why-vegetable-oils-are-toxic/ "
These oils contain very large amounts of biologically active fats called Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are harmful in excess.
This does NOT apply to healthy plant oils like olive oil or coconut oil, which are extremely good for you."
And
http://authoritynutrition.com/are-vegetable-and-seed-oils-bad/
Remember that omega 6 increase the inflammation the body.
http://authoritynutrition.com/optimize-omega-6-omega-3-ratio/

 

[douglas99]

Good suggestion from one of the researchers in the BBC web page on types of oil.

'Khaw told me that there is good evidence that eating a handful of oily nuts a few times a week will reduce your risk of heart disease, despite the fact they are rich in saturated fats. She said the evidence for full-fat dairy is less strong, but is she is quite happy to eat butter and drink milk.'

Just noticed, there's a typo in the first post, there's a bit missing off the quote at the end of the article

'This isn't a licence to start eating fry-ups or pouring cream down your throat, because even if the fat doesn't harm your heart, there's no doubt eating too many calories will. I still think most saturated fat, particularly if it comes from processed food, is unhealthy, but I have gone back to butter, Greek yoghurt and semi-skimmed milk, as well as cramming in lots more nuts, fish and vegetables.'

Sounds like my range of fats, if I use them occasionally, along with the rice bran oil.