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A quick check of wikipedia suggests that this topic is under debate and so I think it's a bit strong to say it's a "myth":
"The effect of saturated fat on cardiovascular disease is controversial.
Many health authorities such as the American Dietetic Association, the British Dietetic Association, American Heart Association, the World Heart Federation, the British National Health Service, among others, advise that saturated fat is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The World Health Organization in May 2015 recommends switching from saturated to unsaturated fats.
A number of systematic reviews have examined the relationship between saturated fat and cardiovascular disease and have come to different conclusions"
carolina said:cellardoor said:carolina said:yes, but how do you define sugary foods or fatty foods?
example, I usually buy 1 kg of peanut butter, made using only roasted peanuts. it's mostly fat, like any other nut butter on the market. I also have 1 kg of cashew butter, made using roasted cashews and a very little amount of vegetable oil. the nutritional facts are almost identical.
would it be fair to tax them differently just because one of them has a little bit of vegetable oil added?
there are a lot of food products that can be classified has healthy or non-healthy, it just depends on you ask.
I think you'd have to say saturated fats rather than fats in general. I guess the fat in nuts and vegetable oil is unsaturated.
what you wrote just confirms what I said before, there is still a severe lack of information.
saturated fats are not dangerous. that's just a myth propagated decades ago by an " observational study" that mistreated available information by selecting only what they wanted.
A quick check of wikipedia suggests that this topic is under debate and so I think it's a bit strong to say it's a "myth":
"The effect of saturated fat on cardiovascular disease is controversial.
Many health authorities such as the American Dietetic Association, the British Dietetic Association, American Heart Association, the World Heart Federation, the British National Health Service, among others, advise that saturated fat is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The World Health Organization in May 2015 recommends switching from saturated to unsaturated fats.
A number of systematic reviews have examined the relationship between saturated fat and cardiovascular disease and have come to different conclusions"