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  1. #America’s new dietary guidelines ignore decades of scientific research
    An emphasis on fruit, vegetables, and whole foods is welcome—but it’s wrong to suggest steak and beef tallow should be prominent.
    Guidelines are a big deal—they influence food assistance programs and #schoollunches.Significant focus on #meat and whole-fat #dairy. Both can be high in #saturatedfat, which can increase risk of #cardiovasculardisease—leading cause of death in #US.
    technologyreview.com/2026/01/0
    archive.ph/4jGJJ

  2. (2/4) Processing may also allow beneficial #fortification. Plant-based #meat typically has less #saturatedfat but similar #protein levels to #processed meat, and it is a source of #fibre. Replacing processed meat with #plantbased options can improve #cholesterol profiles… pan-int.org/news/blog-po...

  3. Pro-saturated fat warriors sure are an odd bunch. What a weird hill to die on.

    #food #SaturatedFat #lipids

  4. New model could explain old cholesterol mystery

    “The increase in blood cholesterol level as a result of more saturated fat in the diet may not be a sign of disease at all. On the contrary.”

    sciencenorway.no/cholesterol-f

    #science #cholesterol #cardiac #SaturatedFat #nutrition #health