Research
Macro partitioning
Saturated fat intake (8% of energy) is not associated with increased mortality or cardiovascular disease risk compared to higher fat intakes.
Do not fear saturated fat from whole food sources. The PURE study suggests that moderate saturated fat intake (around 8-10% of energy) is not associated with increased health risks. Focus on the overall quality of your diet, including the source of fats and carbohydrates.
ModerateRefutesMEDIUM confidence
Saturated fat intake was 8%, being highest in Europe and Canada (10.9%) and in Southeast Asia (30.3%).
Why this rating
Based on observational data from the PURE study.
Source
A falsehood that has been repeated many times becomes true, the origin of the diabesity pandemic, the most lethal of the 21st century?
Jairo Echeverry Raad · Journal of Diabetes Metabolic Disorders & Control · 2024
DOI 10.15406/jdmdc.2024.11.00276
narrative_reviewCited 2×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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