Q & A: saturated fat, your health and what the experts say

The key points in a debate between cardiology experts over the link between fat, cholesterol and coronary diseaseWhat ’s the fuss about?A furore has blown up over whether eating saturated fat increases the risk of coronary heart disease after three cardiologists said that “the conceptual model of dietary saturated fat clogging a pipe is just plain wrong”. They also dismissed the drive for foods with lower cholesterol and the use of medications as “misguided”.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Nutrition Medical research Health & wellbeing Obesity Diets and dieting Heart attack Diabetes Stroke Smoking Doctors Science Source Type: news