Saturated Fat Intake is Reduced in Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease 1 Year After Comprehensive Counseling But Not After Brief Counseling

2001 ◽  
Vol 101 (12) ◽  
pp. 1420-1429 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTINE DALGÅRD ◽  
ANNETTE THURØE ◽  
BENEDIKTE HAASTRUP ◽  
TORBEN HAGHFELT ◽  
STEEN STENDER
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Ischemic Heart Disease ◽  
Saturated Fat ◽  
Ischemic Heart ◽  
Fat Intake ◽  
Brief Counseling ◽  
Saturated Fat Intake

Evidence favours an association between saturated fat intake and coronary heart disease

BMJ ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 347 (nov19 20) ◽  
pp. f6851-f6851 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Mann ◽  
R. McLean ◽  
L. Te Morenga
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Saturated Fat ◽  
Fat Intake ◽  
Saturated Fat Intake

scholarly journals Plasma and erythrocyte biomarkers of dairy fat intake and risk of ischemic heart disease

2007 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 929-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Sun ◽  
Jing Ma ◽  
Hannia Campos ◽  
Frank B Hu
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Ischemic Heart Disease ◽  
Ischemic Heart ◽  
Fat Intake ◽  
Dairy Fat

scholarly journals Saturated fat intake in Minsk (Belarus), a high-risk area for heart disease

The Lancet ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 344 (8927) ◽  
pp. 963-964
Author(s):  
J.A. Bijlsma ◽  
T.W.A. de Bruin ◽  
D.W. Erkelens ◽  
M.B. Katan
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Saturated Fat ◽  
Fat Intake ◽  
Risk Area ◽  
High Risk Area ◽  
Saturated Fat Intake

scholarly journals Coconuts and Health: Different Chain Lengths of Saturated Fats Require Different Consideration

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Susan Hewlings
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Saturated Fat ◽  
Fat Intake ◽  
Medium Chain ◽  
Saturated Fats ◽  
Saturated Fat Intake ◽  
Chain Fatty Acids

The diet heart hypothesis has driven nutrition recommendations and policy for decades. Recent studies have questioned the hypothesis and sparked great controversy over the assumed connection between saturated fat intake and heart disease. Recent evidence suggests that dietary patterns should be the focus of dietary recommendations, not any one food or nutrient. Furthermore, to classify foods as simply saturated fat, polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats is to ignore the many other potential nutrients and health benefits. Coconut is classified as a saturated fat and therefore listed as a food to limit to reduce heart disease risk. However, different saturated fats, medium-chain or long-chain, act differently metabolically and thus have different health effects. The medium-chain fatty acids predominate in coconut are absorbed differently and have been associated with several health benefits, including improvements in cognitive function and a more favorable lipid profile compared to longer chain fatty acids. Coconuts provide a healthful source of saturated fats and should not be considered the same as foods with longer chain saturated fats. Future recommendations should take this research into consideration. It is the purpose of this review to discuss the research regarding the connection between saturated fat intake, specifically coconut consumption, and health, while focusing on dietary patterns and lifestyle behaviors.

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