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Article: Fatty complexities. (differences in saturated fats) (includes related articles)
- Article from:
- Nutrition Action Healthletter
- Article date:
- September 1, 1988
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Fatty Complexities
George Kamilar thought he had finally figured it out. For people with high cholesterol, chicken and fish were safe, meat was not. But then he heard about a study saying beef and chocolate do not raise cholesterol. "It's very confusing," says Kamilar. "There's so much information bombarding you, you don't know what to believe."
George Kamilar isn't the only person feeling confused these days. A recent study from the University of Texas sent shock waves through the medical community. It confirmed what researchers have suspected for years: All saturated fats are not created equal.
But the new study isn't as promising as ...