About Low Fat Cooking: Saturated Fat and Heart Disease

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Low Fat Cooking Low Fat Cooking Low Fat Living Easy Recipes Seasonal Recipes From Fiona Haynes, your Guide to Low Fat Cooking There are many reasons to eat low fat, only one of which might be related to lowering your risk of heart disease. However, according to a recent study published last week, which examined nearly 80 other studies, the link between eating saturated fat and heart disease is not proven. Does this give us a green light to eat as much butter, bacon, and beef as we would like? It's not quite that simple. For me, eating low fat makes sense because I had my gallbladder removed four years ago. A low fat diet makes sense for those who have fatty liver disease. And for others, eating low fat is a perfectly reasonable way to try and manage their weight.   Saturated Fat and Heart Disease For years we've been told that eating too much saturated fat leads to heart disease, but numerous studies have called this link into question. The latest of these, published in... Read more Search Related Topics:  saturated fats  heart disease  A Prince Among Vegetables Ambrosia may be the food of the gods, but according to King Louis XIV of France, asparagus is the food of kings. There are so many ways to enjoy asparagus:... Read more Lemon Ginger Shrimp Shrimp meets the definition of quick and easy. Low in fat and calories, it makes a great starting point for a healthy meal. These lemon ginger shrimp,... Read more Search Related Topics:  low fat shrimp recipes  healthy recipes  Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Enjoy healthier lemon poppy seed muffins, which call for a blend of whole wheat and all-purpose flour and replace butter with canola oil... Read more Search Related Topics:  low fat muffin recipes  low fat breakfast recipes  Related Searches Low Fat Diet Recipes Cooking Healthy Free Cooking Recipes Low Fat Dinner Meals Easy Cooking Meals Featured Articles Tomato, Kale, and White Bean Soup 10 Meatless Meals Low Fat Crockpot Chicken and Chickpea Stew Cookbooks, Tools and Resources Health, Fitness and Low Fat Living Making Cheap, Low Fat Meals   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Fiona Haynes Low Fat Cooking Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Low Fat Cooking newsletter. If you wish to change your email address, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Good Fats, Bad Fats 20 Ways to Cut Fat in Cooking The Low Fat Kitchen Low Fat Recipe Ideas Low Fat on a Budget   Follow me on: Advertisement