In the News – Heart Disease and Dietary Fats

In non-hair-loss news, a new study on dietary fats shows what has been suspected for decades.

Snippet from the article:

Although for nearly 60 years people have been urged to decrease their consumption of saturated fats to prevent heart disease, until now there has been surprisingly little scientific evidence that doing so actually decreased the risk of coronary heart disease events. A new study by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) provides the first conclusive evidence from randomized clinical trials that people who replace saturated fat in their diet with polyunsaturated fat reduce their risk of coronary heart disease by 19%, compared with control groups of people who do not.

Read the full article — Replacing Saturated Fat With Polyunsaturated Fat May Cut Heart Disease Risk

Our younger readers think that their body is a castle capable of standing up against all diseases, so there is often little consideration for preventive diets that will preserve lifestyle. This reference just points out how simple a preventive diet can be. For further reading on the various fats, see Mayo Clinic.