Macro partitioning
Adopting a vegan diet significantly reduces saturated fatty acid intake to approximately 5% of total energy, which is less than half the intake observed in meat-eaters (10-11%).
To significantly lower your saturated fat intake, eliminating meat, fish, dairy, and eggs (vegan diet) is the most effective strategy, cutting saturated fat to about half the level of a standard meat-eating diet. This shift is associated with lower BMI and higher fiber intake.
The mean intake of saturated fatty acids in vegans was approximately 5% of energy, less than half the mean intake among meat-eaters (10–11%).
Why this rating
Large cohort (n=65,429) with validated FFQ, though observational design limits causal inference.
Source
EPIC–Oxford:lifestyle characteristics and nutrient intakes in a cohort of 33 883 meat-eaters and 31 546 non meat-eaters in the UK
Gwyneth K. Davey et al. · Public Health Nutrition · 2003
DOI 10.1079/phn2002430
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