Heart Benefits from Unsaturated Fats Reaffirmed

Replacing saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats and complex carbs may help lower your risk of developing heart disease.

Published: January 5, 2016

Cardiovascular health depends upon a healthy diet that includes the right fats. Saturated fats and refined sugars occur throughout our Western diet and come mostly from animal fats. Eating a lot of this fat will lead to heart disease, cancers, gastrointestinal problems and weight gain. Switching to foods with polyunsaturated fats from plants and complex carbohydrates seriously lowers your risks.