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The Saturated Fat Myth
The theory that took saturated fats down, including tropical saturated fat
found in coconuts, appeared in the 1950s and has been coined the “lipid
hypothesis.” This hypothesis stated that there was an intimate relationship
between saturated fat, cholesterol and heart disease.
This hypothesis was built on questionable evidence at best. Ancel Keys,
the founder of the hypothesis, presented his “findings” to the medical
community. Despite a lack of evidence and the prevalence of other
studies finding different conclusions, the lipid hypothesis took hold.
The majority of support came from food manufacturers and vegetable oil
producers who saw great benefit in promoting this hypothesis. If everyone
would stop using saturated fat, they could convince consumers that
refined vegetable oil was healthy.
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