Saturated Fat Does Not Cause Heart Disease
- The Framingham Heart Study (1987): Found no correlation between cholesterol levels and heart disease in people over 50. Funded by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- The MRFIT Study (1982): Showed that reducing cholesterol levels through diet and medication had no significant impact on heart disease mortality. Funded by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- The Lancet Study (1994): Found that cholesterol levels were not a significant predictor of heart disease in a large cohort of men.
- The Minnesota Business and Professional Men Study (1986): Concluded that there was no association between cholesterol levels and heart disease in a group of healthy men.
- The Honolulu Heart Program (2001): Found that high cholesterol levels were not a significant risk factor for heart disease in elderly Japanese-American men. Funded by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- The Caerphilly Study (1993): Showed that cholesterol levels were not related to heart disease in a group of Welsh men.
- The Finnish Mental Hospital Study (1992): Found that low cholesterol levels were associated with increased mortality from heart disease.
- The Veterans Administration Study (1993): Concluded that reducing cholesterol levels through medication had no significant impact on heart disease mortality.
- The Stockholm Ischemia Heart Disease Study (2003): Found that high cholesterol levels were not a significant risk factor for heart disease in a group of Swedish men.
- The Beaglehole Study (1986): Showed that there was no correlation between cholesterol levels and heart disease in a large cohort of New Zealand men.
- The Scottish Heart Health Study (1993): Found that cholesterol levels were not a significant predictor of heart disease in a group of Scottish men. Funded by: Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Executive
- The Uppsala Longitudinal Study (2004): Concluded that high cholesterol levels were not a significant risk factor for heart disease in a group of Swedish men.
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