| dc.description.abstract | This review examines the relationship between dietary fat intake and health. ,Heal
produced by modem farming methods has a high fat content in comparison with
its natural counterpart and, furthermore, the fat is low in Polysaturated fat. The
combined result of this and dairy food is that our modern diet has far more fat than
was consumed by stone-age man, A number of diseases are associated with the Western
lifestyle and thus might be caused by a high fat intake. With regard to coronary heart
disease, there is a better correlation with refined carbohydrates than with dietary fat.
Prospective and case-control studies also indicate that dietary fat is of secondary
importance. Human and animal studies show that a diet high in fat is a major factor
in cancer of the breast and, to a lesser extent, in cancer of the colon. For obesity
and diabetes there is contradictory evidence for the involvement of dietary fat. A
high fat diet reportedly has a deleterious effect on the immune system; therefore
possibly constitutes a factor in autoimmume disease. | en |
