For many years scientists have recognised the important role diet plays in maintaining a healthy heart. Much of the focus has been placed on reducing dietary saturated fat – also thought of as ‘unhealthy’ fats – and this still remains a key recommendation today. However new research has provided a much better understanding of the effects of different dietary fats on heart health and so the simple message of ‘reducing saturated fat’ may no longer be appropriate; replacing saturated fats for polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) seems important for reducing heart disease risk.
SAC Position Paper – Dietary Fats and heart disease – EN (PDF)
SAC Position Paper – Dietary Fats and heart disease – FR (PDF)
SAC Position Paper – Dietary Fats and heart disease – DE (PDF)
SAC Position Paper – Dietary Fats and heart disease – NL (PDF)
SAC Position Paper – Dietary Fats and heart disease – ES (PDF)
SAC Position Paper – Dietary Fats and heart disease – IT (PDF)
SAC Position Paper – Dietary Fats and heart disease – PT (PDF)
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