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Fat vs Carbs & Mortality

2018-01-29 17:03:52.454492+00 by Dan Lyke 2 comments

Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study

High carbohydrate intake was associated with higher risk of total mortality, whereas total fat and individual types of fat were related to lower total mortality. Total fat and types of fat were not associated with cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, or cardiovascular disease mortality, whereas saturated fat had an inverse association with stroke. Global dietary guidelines should be reconsidered in light of these findings.

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#Comment Re: Fat vs Carbs & Mortality made: 2018-01-29 20:17:04.268789+00 by: Ben W

I found David Katz's explainer on the three PURE papers illuminating.

#Comment Re: Fat vs Carbs & Mortality made: 2018-01-29 21:15:58.675182+00 by: Dan Lyke

So his contention is that the variations in basic nutrition are such strong confounding cofactors that you can't make any conclusions from the content of the diets? Now I have to find some time to read things more carefully.

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