BMJ: Consumption of major saturated fatty acids increases coronary heart disease risk, and these should be replaced with unsaturated fats, whole grain carbohydrates or plant proteins, as part of an effective preventive approach, suggests a large study published by The BMJ today. The findings show that a higher intake of major saturated fatty acids, such as those found in hard cheese, whole milk, butter, beef, and chocolate, was associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. Replacing 1% of the daily energy intake from the combined group of these major saturated fatty acids with equivalent energy from polyunsaturated fats, monounsaturated fats, whole grain carbohydrates, or plant proteins, was estimated to reduce coronary heart disease risk by 6-8%.
