New Study Challenges What We've Been Told About Saturated Fat

We've been told for decades that eating too much saturated fat raises cholesterol and puts our hearts at risk. But a newly published analysis of a two-year Norwegian clinical trial is raising some interesting questions about that familiar advice.

The CARBFUNC trial followed adults assigned to three different diets, including a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet designed to provide a whopping 75% of calories from fat, with approximately 30% coming from saturated fat!

And the cholesterol results? Well, they might surprise you!

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While LDL cholesterol increased, researchers also observed some remarkable differences in other cardiovascular risk markers:

🥩 Triglycerides decreased.

❤️ HDL cholesterol increased.

📉 Remnant cholesterol and triglyceride-rich lipoproteins decreased.

🔬 ApoB did not show a statistically significant increase within the low-carb group.

So what does this mean? Have we been looking at saturated fat and cholesterol through the wrong lens? Should LDL cholesterol alone determine how we judge a diet, or is there more to the story?

Tonight on Carnivore Talk Monday Night Live, Bob and Geoff examine the findings of this new research, what they could mean for the keto and carnivore communities, and what the study does—and doesn't—tell us about cardiovascular health.

And as always, this isn't just about what WE think. We want to hear from YOU!

Have your cholesterol numbers changed since starting carnivore or keto? Have your triglycerides improved? Has your doctor questioned your diet because of your LDL cholesterol?

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📚 Research discussed:

Lipid dynamics and cardiovascular risk profiles on carbohydrate- or saturated fat-based diets: secondary analysis of the CARBFUNC trial

Published in eBioMedicine, October 2026.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106524

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