Metabolic adaptation

Isocalorically replacing 5% of the energy from SFAs with plant MUFAs was associated with 15%, 10%, 11%, and 30% lower total mortality, CVD, cancer, and respiratory disease mortality, respectively.

Replacing SFAs with plant MUFAs can significantly lower mortality risks.

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Isocalorically replacing 5% of the energy from SFAs with plant MUFAs was associated with 15%, 10%, 11%, and 30% lower total mortality, CVD, cancer, and respiratory disease mortality, respectively.

Pan Zhuang et al. · Circulation Research · 2019

Why this rating

Based on the large prospective cohort study design.

Source

Dietary Fats in Relation to Total and Cause-Specific Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of 521 120 Individuals With 16 Years of Follow-Up

Pan Zhuang et al. · Circulation Research · 2019

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