Will saturated fat clog my arteries and give me a heart attack? No. This is one of the biggest nutrition myths of the last few decades. Fortunately, during the last several years more and more experts and organizations have realized that natural saturated fats are completely OK and healthy.
Saturated fat is found in real foods that we've consumed throughout evolution. It's natural to eat saturated fats, it's found in lots of natural foods, even human breast milk is full of it.
During the last ten years or so, many reviews of all available science have come to the conclusion that there's no connection between saturated fat and heart disease. This fact has also been recognized in many high-quality newspapers, such as TIME. It's simply been a mistake.
Don't fear fat. Updated experts don't.
