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Clearing the confusion on saturated fat once and for all | Dr Gil Carvhalo, MD, PhD

Jan 16, 2023

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Effect of Saturated Fats on Cardiovascular Risk

01:11

The Confusing Relationship between Saturated Fat Intake and Risk

02:15

Are Dietary Guidelines to Blame for Chronic Disease?

02:39

The First Manifestation of Heart Disease is Often Fatal

00:33

Introduction

2min

Saturated Fats and Heart Disease - Episode 243

6min

Are You at Risk of Cardiovascular Disease?

4min

Do You Think Most People Want to Know the Bottom Line?

3min

Is This a Recurrent Theme or a Recurring Issue?

2min

The European Society of Cardiology Review Papers

2min

Saturated Fat and Dietary Patterns Rule Supremee

2min

What Is a Dietary Pattern That Is Getting It Right?

2min

How Does Saturated Fat Affect Cardiovascular Disease?

4min

10.

Is There a Risk of Cardiovascular Disease?

3min

11.

What Happens to the Form of the Ice Cube?

2min

12.

Is Saturated Fat Bad for You?

2min

13.

Inside Tracker - The New Addition of APOB

6min

14.

Saturated Fat and Cardiovascular Disease - Did They Not Consider the Replacement?

2min

15.

Is There a Difference Between Saturated Fat and Carbohydrates?

2min

16.

Is the Dietary Guidelines Really to Blame for Chronic Disease?

5min

17.

The Net Effect of Dietary Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease

3min

18.

Is There a Risk of Cardiovascular Disease?

3min

19.

The 22nd Primer on Saturated Fat and Cardiovascular Disease

3min

20.

Is There a Mechanistic Effect of Saturated Fat Intake on Blood Lipids?

2min

21.

Is There a Difference Between Saturated Fat and LDL Cholesterol?

4min

22.

A Meal, a Plant-Based Nutrition and Supplement Brand From Australia

4min

23.

Is LDL Cholesterol Better Than APOB?

5min

24.

Cardiovascular Disease

4min

25.

Mendelian Randomization Studies on Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease

4min

26.

The Benefits of Moderating Saturated Fat

2min

27.

Is APO-B a Major Cardiovascular Risk Factor?

2min

28.

Is Lowering Saturated Fat Going to Improve My Life?

2min

29.

The Woop Fitness Tracker Is a Good Choice for Your Health

4min

30.

Is There a Randomized Control Trial of Saturated Fat on Heart Disease?

2min

31.

The Problems With Saturated Fat Supplements

3min

32.

Is There a Benefit of Moderating Saturated Fat?

4min

33.

Ecological Associations Are Epidemiology on Crack

3min

34.

Is There a Cochrane Review on Saturated Fat?

3min

35.

Nutrition Made Simple on YouTube

2min

36.

Plant-Based Foments

2min

Episode #243. It’s time to face the facts on saturated fat. Dr Gil Carvalho returns to examine a bold new study on this controversial topic, breaking down whether you need to reconsider your food choices in the wake of this study’s release.

We discuss:

Intro (00:00)
Saturated fat misunderstandings: Is saturated fat bad? (17:20)
Principle 1: Dose matters? — How much saturated fat is too much? (22:07)
Is no saturated fat the goal? (30:12)
Principle 2: Replacement nutrient matters (31:54)
Principle 3: Source matters (45:53)
Mechanisms: Saturated fat and heart disease (50:48)
Saturated fats and genetics (55:47)
Target ApoB level (59:40)
Importance of lifetime exposure (1:03:02)
Statins and heart disease risk: Are statins bad for you? (1:08:53)
Mendelian randomization studies (1:10:52)
The totality of evidence (1:15:59)
Saturated fats and total mortality (1:17:46)
Saturated fat and liver health (1:19:51)
Gaps in the research (1:20:43)
Common arguments against lowering saturated fat (1:23:52)
Outro (1:38:36)

To explore more of Dr Gil Carvalho’s work, you can find him on YouTube. You can also connect with him on Twitter and Facebook, and listen to our previous conversation in Episode #207.

Discover more insights and supporting studies in the full show notes.

Enjoy, friends.

Simon

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