The recommendation to limit dietary saturated fatty acid (SFA) intake has persisted despite mounting evidence to the contrary. Most recent meta-analyses of randomized trials and observational studies found no beneficial effects of reducing SFA intake on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and total mortality, and instead found protective effects against stroke.

Editors

Editor-in-Chief
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC

CME Editor
Ragavendra R. Baliga, MD

Authors

Arne Astrup, MD, DMSC 

Faidon Magkos, PHD 

J. Thomas Brenna, PHD

Jose M. Ordovas, PHD

Ronald M. Krauss, MD

CME Information

Target Audience

JACC Journal CME/MOC/ECME is intended for physicians who treat patients with cardiovascular disease.

Important Dates

Date of Release: August 10, 2020
Term of Approval/Date of CME/MOC/ECME Expiration: August 9, 2021

Learner Objectives

After reading this article the reader should be able to:

• Explain the limitations of the evidence supporting recommendations to limit dietary intake of saturated fatty acids.
• Discuss the importance of food sources and genetic predisposition as major determinants of the health effects of saturated fat in the diet.
• Discuss the limitations of using traditional risk factors, such as low-density lipoprotein–cholesterol levels, to inform risk for cardiovascular disease.

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