India, Sept. 7 -- Dr Marty Makary, a surgical oncologist, who has worked as a public policy researcher at Johns Hopkins University, discussed the origins of the hypothesis linking saturated fat to heart disease, tracing it back to American physiologist Ancel Keys in the 1960s. He was speaking on the November 14, 2024 episode of The Dr Josh Axe Show. Also read | Replacing saturated fat and salt with herbs and spices is a delicious and healthy choice: Study

On the podcast, Dr Makary explained that the idea that saturated fat causes heart disease gained traction after US President Eisenhower's heart attack, when there was a public demand for an explanation. He shared that Ancel Keys' hypothesis was based on a deeply flawed study comparing h...