[joe-collins]

Saturated fats convert to cholesterol, high values of which is a common health problem. So this sounds like a great health improvement?

The only possible downside I see in this very thin reporting is the usual feel of ickiness some folks get out of an appeal to nature fallacy.

[Georgelemental]

> Saturated fats convert to cholesterol, high values of which is a common health problem.

High blood cholesterol levels is a common health problem, but it doesn't follow that consuming too much cholesterol causes high blood cholesterol levels—it could be that the body can normally handle any amount of cholesterol/cholesterol precursor consumption within a wide range, but a dysfunction in the regulation mechanism results in health problems. And in fact, double-blind trials seem to support this theory:

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIR.00000000000...

"Evidence from observational studies conducted in several countries generally does not indicate a significant association [of dietary cholesterol] with cardiovascular disease risk."

> An appeal to nature fallacy

The theory of natural selection predicts that human metabolism is best adapted to consuming food similar to what was available for most of our evolutionary history.

[Kirby64]

GP said nothing about dietary cholesterol. It's well researched that high levels of saturated fats increases blood cholesterol, though. The conversion is dietary saturated fat to blood serum cholesterol.

[Nelkins]

There is emerging evidence that high cholesterol on its own is not sufficient to cause heart disease. See https://cholesterolcode.com/ .