Is saturated fat still deadly? Are we still living in the 80s? Gary Taubes explains

June 20 2017 by in Gary Taubes, Heart disease, Polyunsaturated fat, Saturated fat
Is saturated fat still deadly? Have the last decade of meta-analyses refuting this old idea been a dream? Did not another meta-analysis of all high-quality studies just recently find no good evidence that saturated fat is anything but healthy?

Despite all this, the American Heart Association published new updated advice a few days ago, claiming that really, nothing has changed. We should still somehow fear natural fats:

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How is it even possible to still believe in this old theory, after all the science refuting it? Science writer Gary Taubes was asked and got a bit carried away, writing this fantastic 4,000-word comment:

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