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by medler 725 days ago
It’s quackery. There is a ton of scientific evidence showing that diets high in saturated fats cause high cholesterol, and high cholesterol is strongly associated with heart disease.
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>strongly associated with

Is that causation or correlation?...

Correlation. Cholesterol is what the body uses to “fix” lesions in arteries. The spackle of the blood highway.

What causes the lesions? Many things, including bacteria and viruses.

There’s strong evidence that it’s causation.