For nearly 50 years, cholesterol and saturated fat have been maligned by the medical community for their purported role in heart disease. However, a large body of scientific research indicates that dietary cholesterol and saturated fat are not the driving forces behind heart disease. By Dr Nyari Panweni Despite this evidence, much of the medical community continues to promote outdated dietary guidelines for patients with high cholesterol and heart disease, including low-‐fat and low-‐cholesterol diets. As it turns out, this outdated advice may actually be harmful to the heart. Cholesterol…
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