Community Magazine – Why a low-fat diet might not be helping your heart… unless you eat ‘good fats’ as well

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Why a low-fat diet might not be helping your heart... unless you eat 'good fats' as well

 

If you've carefully been avoiding fatty foods to take care of your heart, here’s a word of warning.

A low-fat diet may not protect against heart disease unless you eat ‘good fats’ too, a study has found.

In one of the largest studies of heart disease ever, scientists at the University of Cambridge examined the diets of 25,000 Britons aged between 40 and 79.

They found those who ate foods rich in omega 6 – a fatty acid present in vegetable oils, nuts and seeds – significantly reduced their risk of heart problems.

But those who had simply cut their intake of unhealthy saturated fat did not reduce their risk to the same extent.

The researchers suggest the ‘balance of fats’ in our diets could be the key to preventing coronary heart disease, which is the UK’s biggest killer.
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