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saturated fat
Dietary fat consisting of saturated fatty acids.
Complications:
- not associated with increased cardiovascular risk [1,2]
- not associated with increased risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 [1]
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fatty acid saturated
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dietary fat
References
- de Souza RJ et al
Intake of saturated and trans unsaturated fatty acids and
risk of all cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and
type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of
observational studies.
BMJ 2015;351:h3978
PMID: 26268692
http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3978
- Malhotra A, Redberg RF, Meier P.
Saturated fat does not clog the arteries: coronary heart
disease is a chronic inflammatory condition, the risk of which
can be effectively reduced from healthy lifestyle interventions.
Br J Sports Med. 2017 Aug;51(15):1111-1112. No abstract available.
PMID: 28442474