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Macro partitioning
Replacing saturated fatty acids (SFAs) with polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) reduces the risk of coronary events and mortality, whereas replacing SFAs with carbohydrates increases risk.
Don't just cut fat; swap the right kind. Replace saturated fats (found in palm, coconut, dairy) with polyunsaturated fats (found in fish, flax, sunflower oils). Avoid replacing them with refined carbs, as that increases heart disease risk.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
An analysis of 11 cohort studies showed that the replacement of 5% energy intake of SFAs with PUFAs was associated with decreased risk of coronary events and mortality... Conversely, the replacement of SFAs with carbohydrates augmented the risk of coronary events.
Why this rating
Based on multiple cohort studies and meta-analyses cited in the review.
Source
Overcoming the Bitter Taste of Oils Enriched in Fatty Acids to Obtain Their Effects on the Heart in Health and Disease
Aleksandra Stamenković et al. · Nutrients · 2019
DOI 10.3390/nu11051179
narrative_reviewCited 12×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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