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The Sydney Diet-Heart Study was a clinical trial conducted in the 1960s and 1970s that aimed to examine the hypothesis that reducing saturated fat intake in the diet would lead to a reduced risk of heart disease.
However, it really only gained attention after a more recent re-analysis by Ramsden et al., which in recent years has been used as supporting evidence for the idea that increased polyunsaturated fat (PUFA), and specifically linoleic acid, in addition to reduced saturated fat intake, can increase heart disease risk.
This was based on the findings that substituting linoleic acid in place of saturated fat increased all-cause, CVD and CHD mortality.
This is of course counter to prevailing consensus and guidelines in this area, which routinely show reduced risk on replacing SFA with PUFA.
Could this trial undermine the common conclusions that replacing saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat decreases heart disease risk?
In this episode Alan and Danny discuss some of the crucial aspects to understand about this study and what it means for what conclusions can be made about the impact of PUFA broadly, and linoleic acid specifically, on our health.
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SNR #195: Brendan Egan, PhD - Exogenous Ketone Supplementation
SNR #194: Daniel Davey - Applied Performance Nutrition for Team Field Sports
SNR #193: Lyle McDonald - Nutrient Partitioning & Fuel Utilization
SNR #192: Shona Halson, PhD - Recovery Strategies for Elite Performance
SNR #191: How to Build a Career in Nutrition Coaching
SNR #190: Mike Israetel, PhD - Nutrition Considerations for the Strength Athlete
SNR #189: Katy Horner, PhD - Gut Hormones, Gastric Emptying & Appetite Regulation
SNR #188: Barbara Oakley, PhD - How to Learn, Study & Get Better With Science
SNR #187: Katie Anne Rutherford – The Importance of Perspective in Chasing Strength & Physique Goals
SNR #186: Dr. Jake Kushner, MD - Nutrition for Type 1 Diabetes
SNR #185: Trent Stellingwerff, PhD - Nutrition Strategies for Endurance Sports
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SNR #183: Arthur Lynch & Eoghan McNeill - Sports Psychology in Self-Paced/Closed-Skill Sports
#182: Reid Reale, PhD - Research on Water Loading & Making Weight Practices in Combat Sport
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SNR #180: Jason Gill, PhD - Role of Ethnicity in Cardio-Metabolic Disease Risk
SNR #179: What Interviewing the Best Minds in Evidence-Based Nutrition & Fitness Has Taught Me About Them
SNR #178: Listener Input, Future Plans & Latest News
SNR #177: Chris & Eric Martinez - Habits, Mentality & the Self-Improvement Side of Fitness
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