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What's the Deal with Saturated Fat and Cardiovascular Disease Risk?

Guest Penny Kris-Etherton, PhD, RD, FNLA with Host Alan S. Brown, MD

Dr. Alan Brown welcomes Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton, Distinguished Professor of Nutrition at Penn State and Past President of NLA. Dr. Kris-Etherton reviews the current dietary recommendations for saturated fat for the population at large and for reducing LDL-C levels. The two discuss the evidence to support these dietary recommendations and optimal replacement nutrients for dietary saturated fatty acids (SFAs).

Air Date: 
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

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Content Domain(s): 
6.1 Dietary Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of CVD

Learning Objective(s): 
Describe the association of specific dietary patterns such as increased sodium and sugar intake, and the increased risk for cardiovascular disease associated morbidity and mortality.