The study was carried out by researchers from the University of South Florida, the Japan Institute of Pharmacovigilance and various other international institutions in Japan, Sweden, UK, Ireland, US and Italy.
Funding was provided by the Western Vascular Institute. The study was published in the peer-reviewed BMJ Open and, as the journal name suggests, the article is open-access so can be read for free.
They found no evidence that saturated fats are bad for health. None.
It was the sixth study in recent years to find the same thing: Trans fats are terrible for your body. Saturated fats seem to do no harm. Other studies, in fact, have suggested that saturated fats, as essential nutrients, actively promote good health.
Links To The Headlines
- Statins 'may be a waste of time': Controversial report claims there's NO link between 'bad cholesterol' and heart disease. Daily Mail, June 13 2016
- High cholesterol 'does not cause heart disease' new research finds, so treating with statins a 'waste of time'. The Daily Telegraph, June 13 2016
- Health experts slam study that suggests over-60s live longer with 'bad cholesterol'. Daily Mirror, June 12 2016
- Bad cholesterol ‘helps you live longer’. The Times, June 13 2016
- Don't throw away your statins yet - LDL cholesterol is probably still bad for you. The Guardian, June 13 2016
Links To Science
Ravnskov U, Diamond DM, Hama R, et al. Lack of an association or an inverse association between low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and mortality in the elderly: a systematic review. BMJ Open. Published online June 12 2016
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