Dietary Fats in Relation to Total and Cause-Specific Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of 521 120 Individuals With 16 Years of Follow-Up

Evidence linking saturated fat intake with cardiovascular health is controversial. The associations of unsaturated fats with total and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality remain inconsistent, and data about non-CVD mortality are limited.To assess dietary fat intake in relation to total and cause-specific mortality.We analyzed data of 521 120 participants aged 50 to 71 years from the National Institutes of Health-American Association of...