Men who consume more saturated fat live longer

This study was published in Circulation 1981 Mar;63(3):500-15

 

Study title and authors

Diet and its relation to coronary heart disease and death in three populations.

Gordon T, Kagan A, Garcia-Palmieri M, Kannel WB, Zukel WJ, Tillotson J, Sorlie P, Hjortland M.

 

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7460234

This study investigated the association of diet with heart disease and death rates. The analysis, from three studies, included 16,349 men, ages 45-64 years, who were followed for up to six years and who had no evidence of coronary heart disease at the onset of the studies. The three studies comprised: the Framingham Study (859 men), the Honolulu Heart Study (7,272 men) and the Puerto Rico Heart Health Program (8,218 men).

The analysis found:
(a) In the Framingham study, men who were still alive consumed 13% more fat than the men who died.
(b) In the Framingham study, men who were still alive consumed 10% more saturated fat than the men who died.
(c) In the Honolulu study, men who were still alive consumed 5% more fat than the men who died.
(d) In the Honolulu study, men who were still alive consumed 3% more saturated fat than the men who died.
(e) In the Puerto Rico study, men who were still alive consumed 13% more fat than the men who died.
(f) In the Puerto Rico study, men who were still alive consumed 12% more saturated fat than the men who died.