Is fat from dairy like butter and cheese decreasing or increasing cardiovascular risk?

Is fat from dairy like butter and cheese decreasing or increasing cardiovascular risk?

 Fat from butter and cheese is mainly saturated fat. We used to be warned about saturated fat and it was recommended to reduce the intake of saturated fat because it increased the risk of cardiovascular disease. Now many are recommending to eat saturated fat claiming it is healthy, and that...
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How and when does cardiovascular disease start?

The clogged pipe analogy is the old, but outdated model of explaining cardiovascular disease which still is used most of the time because of lack of understanding and lack of exposure to research (Rothberg MB, 2013). According to this model, cholesterol plaque in the arterial walls slowly reduce the opening...
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Is Saturated Fat Bad For You?

Is Saturated Fat Bad For You?

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler
It is important to know the facts about saturated fat, because there are different opinions on this topic. If you get it wrong, there may be serious health consequences as a result. I think you agree that it is important to have a healthy cardiovascular system, because the blood is...
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Reduce your cardiovascular risk with the right fat.

Common opinion goes like this: fat creates heart disease. New research is questioning that assumption and proving the opposite, that fat can be heart protective. The research reviewed is one of these studies. 7447 participants were assigned to one of three diets: A Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil...
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