Diet Science

Diet Science


Don't Fear the Saturated Fat

April 07, 2014

Diet Science is a fun 5 to 7 minute weekly program with insights and straight scoops on today's health and diet issues from Dee McCaffrey, CDC.  Dee is an Organic Chemist who lost 100 pounds, nearly half her body weight, and has kept it off for 20 years by staying away from processed foods.


This week Dee talks about an new study of by a team of international scientists who have found there is no evidence that eating saturated fat increases cholesterol or the risk of heart attacks, shattering a decades-long myth about the role of saturated fat in a healthy diet.