the above meta-analysis didn’t just look at cholesterol levels; it looked at what we really care about—heart disease and dying. So never mind whether saturated fat raises my cholesterol level. What I really want to know is, does eating saturated fat increase my chances of getting a heart attack or not? The meta-analysis looked at exactly that real-life endpoint we truly care about, and on that all-important metric, the verdict was clear. Saturated fat in the diet has virtually no effect on your risk of dying from a heart attack.
