Health Eat butter not low-fat spreads, says heart specialist

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Butter and cheese are not as bad for the heart as previously thought, a cardiologist has written in a leading medical journal. Dr Aseem Malhotra, interventional cardiology specialist registrar at Croydon University Hospital, London, said he was out to “bust the myth” of saturated fat.

Recent studies suggest that saturated fat – long assumed to be the biggest contributor to heart disease – actually has little impact on the risk of heart disease or stroke and may even protect against the conditions.

Saturated fat, which is found in dairy products and is not to be confused with the "trans fats" contained in fast food, is rich in vitamins A and D, as well as calcium and phosphorous which could lower blood pressure, Dr Malhotra explained.

Attempts to cut saturated fat from our diets could in fact be increasing our health risk because it is often replaced by refined carbohydrates or sugars, which contain a different type of cholesterol with a much stronger link to heart disease, he added

 
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Bleh, nutrition advice. Always varies so much depending on who gives it. Theres big problems with trying to work out what foods have what kinds of effects on people, and the statistics are extremely messy to deal with. Tbh, just eat what you want, make sure its at least somewhat varied, and get plenty of excercise and you should be fine in terms of health.
 
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