The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
although saturated fatty acids increase low density liver protein cholesterol in most individuals this is not due to increasing levels of small dense ldl particles but rather larger ldl which are much less strongly related to cbd risk
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I began to suspect that this relationship was not as strong as people thought because it was the less dangerous form of LDL that was increased by saturated fat.
mechanistically we know saturated fat raises LDL cholesterol we know LDL cholesterol penetrates the endothelium we know LDL cholesterol is a causitive risk factor for cardiovascular disease now we can argue about particle size and all that kind of stuff but we know regardless of particle size LDL can penetrate the endothelium and cause damage