Carbs better correlated with blood fat levels than saturated fat. For decades, saturated fat has been in the crosshairs of health gurus, but it could be that it was wrongfully accused. “In what seems contrary to mainstream dietary advice, a small new study shows that doubling the saturated fat in a person’s diet does not drive up the levels of saturated fat in the blood. Rather, the study found that it was the carbohydrates in people’s diets that were linked with increased levels of a type of fatty acid linked to heart disease and type-2 diabetes.” The reason may be that removed fats are replaced with more carbs, which were causing problems all along. Other commentators have noted that it’s important to remember that there are still better and worse types of fat. “Their study compares two bad diets and the bad effects of carbohydrates are likely to be particularly serious in the obese and insulin resistant population studied. We know from many long-term studies that replacing saturated fats from red meat and dairy with vegetable fats high in polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats will still reduce risks of heart disease.”

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