Low fat diet actually bad for health

A recent study from Canada’s McMaster University published in The Lancet makes us sit up and listen – that low-fat diets could actually be bad for you.

The study says that low fat diets can actually increase your risk of early death by 13%.

And if high levels of all fats are taken death rates reduce by 23%.

It was found that those who cut back on fats had reduced lifespan than those who ate meat, cheese and butter.

This is just opposite to the health advice that people must cut fat.

The study looked into the diets of 135,335 individuals from 18 different countries, making it appear like an authentic advice compared to earlier studies that have a much smaller sample size.

Those who cut on fat tend to replace it with high-carb foods like bread, pasta and rice.

Diets rich in carbs are most unhealthy and the study found that those indulging in refined sugar and processed foods have a 28% higher risk of early death.

Dr Andrew Mente of McMaster University said that getting 35% of calories from fats was ‘sweet spot’ for good health. ‘Loosening the restriction on total fat and saturated fat and imposing limits on carbs when high to reduce intake to moderate levels would be optimal.’

NHS says that men should eat 30 grams of saturated fats daily while women are recommended 20 grams.

Dr Mahshid Deehghan says anyone who takes more than 60% of their calories from carbs is at a risk of early death.