PURE study challenges the definition of a healthy diet: but key questions remain

In The Lancet, Mahshid Dehghan and colleagues4 echo the views of a growing number of scientists by stating that advice to restrict saturated fatty acids “is largely based on selective emphasis on some observational and clinical data, despite the existence of several randomised trials and observation...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2017-11, Vol.390 (10107), p.2018-2019
Main Authors: Ramsden, Christopher E, Domenichiello, Anthony F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbohydrates
Cardiovascular disease
Diet
Epidemiology
Fatty acids
Grain
Health risk assessment
Healthy Diet
Nutrients
Nutrition research
Observational studies
Public health
Scientists
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Summary:In The Lancet, Mahshid Dehghan and colleagues4 echo the views of a growing number of scientists by stating that advice to restrict saturated fatty acids “is largely based on selective emphasis on some observational and clinical data, despite the existence of several randomised trials and observational studies that do not support these conclusions”. This lack of definitive evidence has left clinicians, scientists, and the public uncertain about the best foods to advise and to eat.2
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32241-9