The association between dietary saturated fatty acids and ischemic heart disease depends on the type and source of fatty acid in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition–Netherlands cohort

The association between saturated fatty acid (SFA) intake and ischemic heart disease (IHD) risk is debated.We sought to investigate whether dietary SFAs were associated with IHD risk and whether associations depended on 1) the substituting macronutrient, 2) the carbon chain length of SFAs, and 3) the SFA food source.Baseline (1993-1997) SFA intake was measured with a food-frequency questionnaire among 35,597 participants from the European...