Rethinking Dietary Saturated Fat

The prevailing wisdom among medical and public health professionals is that dietary saturated fat presents a threat to cardiovascular health. A strong body of evidence—including some drawn from my work as a clinician and obesity researcher—suggests, however, that the link between dietary fat and human disease is not conclusive and that there is a clear health benefit to consuming a reduced-carbohydrate diet without restriction of fat content.

The purpose of this article is to follow up on a disc…