I tend to agree with science and our health authorities when it comes to dietary info, but over the years have noticed a lot of push back against the stigmatisation of saturated fat - typically animal fats.
There's a lot of divisive noise out there concerning food health, especially on sites like youtube, with all sorts of conflicting theories backed up by 'medical professionals'. Well, they can't all be correct!!
Personally, I prefer the less troublesome concept of a balanced diet, without excluding entire groups, being mindful to take factors such as allergies and gut issues into consideration.
I also realise that a balanced diet just isn't as sexy, nor will it sell so many books or rate highly on algorithms.
I tried to find some solid agreement out there regarding sat fats, but apart from the British Heart Foundation and other official bodies, it's one heck of a confusing mess. I would have imagined by now that there would be an established declaration from NHS etc if the link between sat fat and cholesterol had been debunked.
On one side, many people now think that such health issues are caused by agriculture/grain and genetics, whilst the governing bodies still insist a link to animal fats/obesity. Is there any reliable new science on this?
I did notice that a lot of the documentaries/adherents to the pro sat fat group also had some tentative links to anti vax, full carnivore diet, and getting women back into the kitchen...sorta thing. A sensible and measured bunch of data would be great but I can't seem to locate any. However, I do know that our knowledge of health is shifting all the time, so is there anywhere where these two opposing theories meet?
Hoping there are people much more knowledgeable than myself here who have some idea?