Macro partitioning
Replacing saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats (omega-3 and omega-6) reduces cardiovascular risk, whereas restricting total fat or saturated fat without replacement does not improve cardiovascular outcomes.
Stop fearing dietary fat. Instead of just cutting back on saturated fats (like those in red meat and full-fat dairy), actively replace them with polyunsaturated fats. Eat fatty fish at least twice a week, use olive oil, and include nuts and seeds. This substitution, rather than simple restriction, is what lowers your cardiovascular risk.
The dietary intake of saturated fatty acids... must indeed be limited, without however creating nutritional imbalances and without leading to the ban of any kind of otherwise healthful food... In summary, the cardio-protective diet calls for a reduction (but not elimination) of the share of saturated fats and its replacement with polyunsaturated omega-3... and omega-6...
Why this rating
Based on multiple meta-analyses and large cohort studies (PURE, PREDIMED, GISSI-Prevenzione) cited in the review.
Source
Dietary advice to cardiovascular patients. A brief update for physicians
Francesco Visioli et al. · Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease · 2019
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