February 16, 2012 – While saturated fatty acids are often blamed for certain cardiovascular diseases, their influence on “bad” cholesterol (LDL) appears to be questionable.
Doctor Jean-Michel Lecerf of the Institut Pasteur de Lille reveals that neither epidemiological studies (factors influencing the health of populations), nor intervention studies (in the case of specialized diets) have made it possible to actually compromise the incidence of saturated fatty acids in cardiovascular disease.
Contrary to popular belief, saturated fatty acids, in addition to increasing the level of LDL cholesterol, also have a positive influence on “good” cholesterol (HDL), unlike trans fatty acids (industrial) which are themselves responsible for increased LDL cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol.
It is only in the case of excessive consumption of foods containing saturated fatty acids that there is a real effect on bad cholesterol. To lower the LDL cholesterol level, this time it would be a question of reducing the consumption of foods with a high glycemic index.
Anaïs Lhôte – PasseportSanté.net
Source: medscape.fr
