Diets Rich in Butter, Cream, and Cheese Are Good For You, New Study Says

A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has confirmed that a diet rich in fats can ward off diabetes

Butter and cheese are actually good for you? It’s a Christmas miracle!

We’ve known for a while that sugar is the culprit of many unhealthy diets — not fats as many would have led us to believe. In fact, unsaturated fats like omega-3 in fish and olive oil can be very healthy. But a new study goes even further to suggest that consuming saturated fats like cheese, cream, and butter are actually the key to losing weight and warding off diseases like diabetes.

The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that overweight middle-aged men who consumed a diet rich in saturated fats (commonly associated with weight gain and heart issues) and low in carbohydrates produced the highest weight loss results. The men found that they were slimmer and that their overall glucose and cholesterol levels were reduced.

“There is a tremendous focus on avoiding high-fat foods for weight control but this study challenges the notion that saturated fats have a strongly negative impact on health and weight,” Dr. Simon Dankel, associate professor at the University of Bergen in Norway, said in a statement, according to The Daily Mail.

Fat is actually GOOD for you, new study finds – as it reveals diets heavy in cheese, cream and butter REDUCE diabetes risk

HEALTH boffins have announced great news for families dreading the Christmas meal pounds pile-on - fatty foods are good for you.

The news raises questions about the age-old belief that fat - particularly saturated fats - are bad for your health.

But the bad news is you may have to go easy on the roasties as foods high in carbs are major culprits behind obesity.

The research, by diet experts at the University of Bergen in Norway, studied obese men with a diet high in either carbohydrates or fat and measured the amount of fat in the abdominal region, liver and heart along with a number of key risk factors for heart disease and conditions like diabetes.

"The very high intake of total and saturated fat did not increase the calculated risk of cardiovascular diseases," says professor and cardiologist Ottar Nygard.

"Participants on the very-high-fat diet also had substantial improvements in several important cardiometabolic risk factors, such as ectopic fat storage, blood pressure, blood lipids (triglycerides), insulin and blood sugar."

Fat is actually GOOD for you, new study finds – as it reveals diets heavy in cheese, cream and butter REDUCE diabetes risk

HEALTH boffins have announced great news for families dreading the Christmas meal pounds pile-on - fatty foods are good for you.

The news raises questions about the age-old belief that fat - particularly saturated fats - are bad for your health.

But the bad news is you may have to go easy on the roasties as foods high in carbs are major culprits behind obesity.

The research, by diet experts at the University of Bergen in Norway, studied obese men with a diet high in either carbohydrates or fat and measured the amount of fat in the abdominal region, liver and heart along with a number of key risk factors for heart disease and conditions like diabetes.

"The very high intake of total and saturated fat did not increase the calculated risk of cardiovascular diseases," says professor and cardiologist Ottar Nygard.

"Participants on the very-high-fat diet also had substantial improvements in several important cardiometabolic risk factors, such as ectopic fat storage, blood pressure, blood lipids (triglycerides), insulin and blood sugar."

Fat is actually GOOD for you, new study finds – as it reveals diets heavy in cheese, cream and butter REDUCE diabetes risk

HEALTH boffins have announced great news for families dreading the Christmas meal pounds pile-on - fatty foods are good for you.

The news raises questions about the age-old belief that fat - particularly saturated fats - are bad for your health.

But the bad news is you may have to go easy on the roasties as foods high in carbs are major culprits behind obesity.

The research, by diet experts at the University of Bergen in Norway, studied obese men with a diet high in either carbohydrates or fat and measured the amount of fat in the abdominal region, liver and heart along with a number of key risk factors for heart disease and conditions like diabetes.

"The very high intake of total and saturated fat did not increase the calculated risk of cardiovascular diseases," says professor and cardiologist Ottar Nygard.

"Participants on the very-high-fat diet also had substantial improvements in several important cardiometabolic risk factors, such as ectopic fat storage, blood pressure, blood lipids (triglycerides), insulin and blood sugar."

Fat is actually GOOD for you, new study finds – as it reveals diets heavy in cheese, cream and butter REDUCE diabetes risk

HEALTH boffins have announced great news for families dreading the Christmas meal pounds pile-on - fatty foods are good for you.

The news raises questions about the age-old belief that fat - particularly saturated fats - are bad for your health.

But the bad news is you may have to go easy on the roasties as foods high in carbs are major culprits behind obesity.

The research, by diet experts at the University of Bergen in Norway, studied obese men with a diet high in either carbohydrates or fat and measured the amount of fat in the abdominal region, liver and heart along with a number of key risk factors for heart disease and conditions like diabetes.

"The very high intake of total and saturated fat did not increase the calculated risk of cardiovascular diseases," says professor and cardiologist Ottar Nygard.

"Participants on the very-high-fat diet also had substantial improvements in several important cardiometabolic risk factors, such as ectopic fat storage, blood pressure, blood lipids (triglycerides), insulin and blood sugar."

Fat is actually GOOD for you, new study finds – as it reveals diets heavy in cheese, cream and butter REDUCE diabetes risk

HEALTH boffins have announced great news for families dreading the Christmas meal pounds pile-on - fatty foods are good for you.

The news raises questions about the age-old belief that fat - particularly saturated fats - are bad for your health.

But the bad news is you may have to go easy on the roasties as foods high in carbs are major culprits behind obesity.

The research, by diet experts at the University of Bergen in Norway, studied obese men with a diet high in either carbohydrates or fat and measured the amount of fat in the abdominal region, liver and heart along with a number of key risk factors for heart disease and conditions like diabetes.

"The very high intake of total and saturated fat did not increase the calculated risk of cardiovascular diseases," says professor and cardiologist Ottar Nygard.

"Participants on the very-high-fat diet also had substantial improvements in several important cardiometabolic risk factors, such as ectopic fat storage, blood pressure, blood lipids (triglycerides), insulin and blood sugar."

Fat is actually GOOD for you, new study finds – as it reveals diets heavy in cheese, cream and butter REDUCE diabetes risk

HEALTH boffins have announced great news for families dreading the Christmas meal pounds pile-on - fatty foods are good for you.

The news raises questions about the age-old belief that fat - particularly saturated fats - are bad for your health.

But the bad news is you may have to go easy on the roasties as foods high in carbs are major culprits behind obesity.

The research, by diet experts at the University of Bergen in Norway, studied obese men with a diet high in either carbohydrates or fat and measured the amount of fat in the abdominal region, liver and heart along with a number of key risk factors for heart disease and conditions like diabetes.

"The very high intake of total and saturated fat did not increase the calculated risk of cardiovascular diseases," says professor and cardiologist Ottar Nygard.

"Participants on the very-high-fat diet also had substantial improvements in several important cardiometabolic risk factors, such as ectopic fat storage, blood pressure, blood lipids (triglycerides), insulin and blood sugar."

Fat is actually GOOD for you, new study finds – as it reveals diets heavy in cheese, cream and butter REDUCE diabetes risk

HEALTH boffins have announced great news for families dreading the Christmas meal pounds pile-on - fatty foods are good for you.

The news raises questions about the age-old belief that fat - particularly saturated fats - are bad for your health.

But the bad news is you may have to go easy on the roasties as foods high in carbs are major culprits behind obesity.

The research, by diet experts at the University of Bergen in Norway, studied obese men with a diet high in either carbohydrates or fat and measured the amount of fat in the abdominal region, liver and heart along with a number of key risk factors for heart disease and conditions like diabetes.

"The very high intake of total and saturated fat did not increase the calculated risk of cardiovascular diseases," says professor and cardiologist Ottar Nygard.

"Participants on the very-high-fat diet also had substantial improvements in several important cardiometabolic risk factors, such as ectopic fat storage, blood pressure, blood lipids (triglycerides), insulin and blood sugar."

Fat is actually GOOD for you, new study finds – as it reveals diets heavy in cheese, cream and butter REDUCE diabetes risk

HEALTH boffins have announced great news for families dreading the Christmas meal pounds pile-on - fatty foods are good for you.

The news raises questions about the age-old belief that fat - particularly saturated fats - are bad for your health.

But the bad news is you may have to go easy on the roasties as foods high in carbs are major culprits behind obesity.

The research, by diet experts at the University of Bergen in Norway, studied obese men with a diet high in either carbohydrates or fat and measured the amount of fat in the abdominal region, liver and heart along with a number of key risk factors for heart disease and conditions like diabetes.

"The very high intake of total and saturated fat did not increase the calculated risk of cardiovascular diseases," says professor and cardiologist Ottar Nygard.

"Participants on the very-high-fat diet also had substantial improvements in several important cardiometabolic risk factors, such as ectopic fat storage, blood pressure, blood lipids (triglycerides), insulin and blood sugar."

Fat is actually GOOD for you, new study finds – as it reveals diets heavy in cheese, cream and butter REDUCE diabetes risk

HEALTH boffins have announced great news for families dreading the Christmas meal pounds pile-on - fatty foods are good for you.

The news raises questions about the age-old belief that fat - particularly saturated fats - are bad for your health.

But the bad news is you may have to go easy on the roasties as foods high in carbs are major culprits behind obesity.

The research, by diet experts at the University of Bergen in Norway, studied obese men with a diet high in either carbohydrates or fat and measured the amount of fat in the abdominal region, liver and heart along with a number of key risk factors for heart disease and conditions like diabetes.

"The very high intake of total and saturated fat did not increase the calculated risk of cardiovascular diseases," says professor and cardiologist Ottar Nygard.

"Participants on the very-high-fat diet also had substantial improvements in several important cardiometabolic risk factors, such as ectopic fat storage, blood pressure, blood lipids (triglycerides), insulin and blood sugar."

Fat is actually GOOD for you, new study finds – as it reveals diets heavy in cheese, cream and butter REDUCE diabetes risk

HEALTH boffins have announced great news for families dreading the Christmas meal pounds pile-on - fatty foods are good for you.

The news raises questions about the age-old belief that fat - particularly saturated fats - are bad for your health.

But the bad news is you may have to go easy on the roasties as foods high in carbs are major culprits behind obesity.

The research, by diet experts at the University of Bergen in Norway, studied obese men with a diet high in either carbohydrates or fat and measured the amount of fat in the abdominal region, liver and heart along with a number of key risk factors for heart disease and conditions like diabetes.

"The very high intake of total and saturated fat did not increase the calculated risk of cardiovascular diseases," says professor and cardiologist Ottar Nygard.

"Participants on the very-high-fat diet also had substantial improvements in several important cardiometabolic risk factors, such as ectopic fat storage, blood pressure, blood lipids (triglycerides), insulin and blood sugar."