Are butter,
cheese and steak really bad for you? The dubious science behind the anti-fat
crusade
The Wall
Street Journal
By NINA
TEICHOLZ
Updated May
6, 2014 10:25 a.m. ET
"Saturated
fat does not cause heart disease"—or so concluded a big study published in
March in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. How could this be? The very
cornerstone of dietary advice for generations has been that the saturated fats
in butter, cheese and red meat should be avoided because they clog our
arteries. For many diet-conscious Americans, it is simply second nature to opt
for chicken over sirloin, canola oil over butter.
