saturated fat
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Introduction
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]
More general terms
Additional terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26268692 <Internet> http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3978
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28442474