Nutrition Quickie:  Don't Fear This Fat

I am Registered Dietitian Jayson Hunter and here is your Nutrition Quickie for today.  Apply it and strengthen your nutritional foundation with multiple Quickies like this.

Saturated fats have caused a lot of controversy.  

Yes, it is true that this fat can raise cholesterol levels, BUT….

It can raise HDL (good) cholesterol and also shrink LDL (bad) cholesterol particles which is linked to a lower risk of heart disease.  

Research has been evolving to show that saturated fats are not as bad as we think they are in relation to heart disease. 

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References: 

 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC288145/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1386252

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9583838

https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/1846638/association-dietary-circulating-supplement-fatty-acids-coronary-risk-systematic-review

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20071648