In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, we’re back with Fat Wars — Part Two, turning our attention to butter, beef tallow, coconut oil, and the saturated fat comeback. We unpack the science behind saturated fat, cholesterol, and heart disease, including LDL, ApoB, and the controversial studies used to defend saturated fat. Plus, we explore why not all saturated fat sources are created equal and why what you replace butter with may be the most important part of the debate. Did butter deserve a correction, or has wellness culture taken its comeback too far?
Here’s a run down of what we discussed in today’s episode:
How Butter Made Its Big Comeback
Cholesterol 101: LDL, HDL & ApoB Explained
Are “Big Fluffy” LDL Particles Actually Safe?
Does Raising HDL Cancel Out High LDL?
Does Saturated Fat Really Cause Heart Disease?
The Controversial Studies Behind Butter’s Comeback
The Most Important Question: What Replaces Butter?
Butter vs. Refined Carbs, Whole Grains & Unsaturated Fats
Butter, Coconut Oil, Beef Tallow & Cheese: Are They Different?
The Fat Wars Verdict: What Does the Evidence Say?
👩🏼💻 RESEARCH LINKS:
https://ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2016/july/butter-and-margarine-availability-over-the-last-century
https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/final-determination-regarding-partially-hydrogenated-oils-removing-trans-fat
https://www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S0022-0302(82)82217-0/pdf
https://share.google/zlXtL8n5q0i6u3MFA
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/10785457_Effects_of_dietary_fatty_acids_and_carbohydrates_on_the_ratio_of_serum_total_to_HDL_cholesterol_and_on_serum_lipids_and_apolipoproteins_A_meta-analysis_of_60_controlled_trials
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1386252/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12716665/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7652325/
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0241993
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16685042/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16685042/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40289348/
https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.e8707
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301279770_Re-evaluation_of_the_traditional_diet-heart_hypothesis_Analysis_of_Recovered_data_from_Minnesota_Coronary_Experiment_1968-73
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281188515_Intake_of_saturated_and_trans_unsaturated_fatty_acids_and_risk_of_all_cause_mortality_cardiovascular_disease_and_type_2_diabetes_Systematic_review_and_meta-analysis_of_observational_studies
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20071648/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359350267_Abstract_27_Is_Butter_Back_A_Systematic_Review_and_Meta-analysis_of_Butter_Consumption_and_Risk_of_Cardiovascular_Disease_Diabetes_and_Total_Mortality
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2831265
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12095860/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41397264/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11883-006-0021-0
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31728492/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26429077/
https://www.cochrane.org/evidence/CD011737_effect-cutting-down-saturated-fat-we-eat-our-risk-heart-disease
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41397264/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29511019/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337567817_Impact_of_coconut_oil_consumption_on_cardiovascular_health_a_systematic_review_and_meta-analysis
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814625007666
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1845606/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28251937/
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