FAT LEVELS IN DIET
A low animal fat diet is as effective as a low polyunsaturated fat intake in reducing above-normal cholesterol or blood fat levels. This observation from work done in conjunction with the Auckland School of Medicine is contained in the latest annual report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
The report notes that a body of medical opinion supports the view that a high intake of animal fats is one of the important factors associated with increased levels of human heart disease.
“And, although the animal fat-heart disease relationship is far from proven, it is commonly recommended that heart patients reduce their in-
take of animal fats in favour of polyunsaturated products.” Accordingly, to obtain a better medical assessment of the relative merits of the diets, the Ruakura Animal Research Station co-operated in a trial and organised the production of meat items for human nutrition trial run by Profesor P. J. Scott.
People with normal and above-normal cholesterol levels were fed diets containing varying levels of animal fat and polyunsaturated fat and the effects on cholesterol levels compared.
Preliminary results showed that a low animal fat diet was as effective as any other in reducing cholestrol levels, says the report.
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