Ashford University Saturated Fats Articles Questions Discussion

Instructions:

Read the following papers to answer the prompts.

• Harcombe, Z. US Dietary Guidelines: Is Saturated Fat a Nutrient of Concern? Br J Sports Med 2019, 53 (22), 1393–1396. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099420.
• Chiu, S.; Bergeron, N.; Williams, P. T.; Bray, G. A.; Sutherland, B.; Krauss, R. M. Comparison of the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet and a Higher-Fat DASH Diet on Blood Pressure and Lipids and Lipoproteins: A Randomized Controlled Trial123. Am J Clin Nutr 2016, 103 (2), 341–347. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.115.123281.
• Gupta, M. D.; Girish, M. P.; Yadav, R. The Saturated Fat Controversy: Finding Calmness in Chaos. Indian Heart J 2019, 71 (3), 181–183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2019.07.003.

1. What are the current dietary recommendations for total fat and saturated fat?

2.After reading the three articles, what scientific evidence is there to support the recommendation that saturated fat intake should be limited? Provide a specific example. State at least one limitation of the study design.

3. Do you think that consumption of dietary saturated fat is bad for you? Why?

4. Do you think that the guidelines regarding saturated fat should be (or will be) changed soon?