I don’t know how many times we’re going to have to revisit the issue of diet and heart disease. I guess for as long as the medical establishment keeps promoting bad information despite countless studies from their own members telling them that they’re wrong. Unfortunately, correcting errors in the medical community, once they’re established, is glacially slow–often taking decades. There’s nothing so stubborn as a bad idea once it’s gained traction.
Cholesterol Comes Down, Heart Deaths Go Up!
Specifically, the study noted that corn and safflower oil, which are rich in omega-6 linoleic acid but contain almost no omega-3 a-linolenic acid, are not associated with beneficial effects on heart health. As part of their study, the authors reanalyzed a 2013 study that found that a “group [that] replaced saturated fat with sources of safflower oil or safflower oil margarine (rich in omega-6 linoleic acid but low in omega-3 a-linoleic acid)…had serum cholesterol levels that were significantly decreased (by about 8%-13%) relative to baseline and the control group, which is consistent with the health claim.” However, the rates of death from all causes of cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease significantly increased in the treatment group.
https://jonbarron.org/diet-and-nutrition/saturated-fats-really-again