Palmitic acid has huge negative health impacts? page

[Lukey]

So i read "Palmitic acid has the highest amount of negative health effects apart from trans fat". Considering this is the most common saturated fatty acid found in meat and dairy, i can't imagine this is tue otherwise eating a high saturated fat diet would be bad. Considering that the heart prefers to run on palmitic acid i suspect this is nonsense, any thoughts?

[Neckhammer]

Where did the quote come from?

[peril]

That's right, we've evolved to store excess energy in a toxic form. Really?

[Damiana]

Find me a study linking saturated fat intake to heart disease then.

[Lukey]

What percentage of our adipose tissue is palmitic acid? If it's high thats the nail in the coffin that this is bs

[Lukey]

Find me a study linking saturated fat intake to heart disease then.

I don't need to, i know that saturated fat has no connection at all.

[magicmerl]

I don't need to, i know that saturated fat has no connection at all.

YOU know that, but apparently the author of what you read didn't know that.

[jumperdono]

the nail in the coffin that this is bs

[RenegadeRN]

Where did the quote come from?

I think I saw it on my Medscape notices. It was a CW peer reviewed study ... For what THAT's worth! Har har..

[Lukey]

YOU know that, but apparently the author of what you read didn't know that.

yea true. I think the theory is that palmitic acid raises cholesterol, which we all know is harmless, and that it was thought to be inflammatory, but only when eaten in isolation (i.e. without other fatty acids which always accompany it). So it looks to be fine if those are the supposed negative health implications.