In a small study published online in the journal JAMA Neurology, June 2013, researchers found that
dietary saturated fat cut the body's levels of the chemical apolipoprotein E, also called ApoE, which helps «chaperone» amyloid beta proteins out of the brain.
Not exact matches
The other reason, may be identified in the new
Dietary Guidelines for Americans issued by the government, that still advice
cutting down your
fat intake,
saturated fat in particular.
The
dietary guideline is not only recommending
cutting out trans
fat foods (which is good), but it also advises limiting the daily consumption of
saturated fats to only 10 percent of your daily intake of calories.
(In 1977, the federal government had originally proposed advising
cutting back on the specific foods with
dietary cholesterol and
saturated fat — eggs, dairy, and meat — but thanks to industry lobbying, that didn't happen, either.)
The latest federal
Dietary Guidelines for Americans — released Thursday — emphasize
cutting back on salt, sugar, and
saturated fats.