Butter and plant-based oils intake and mortality

JAMA Internal Medicine

2025-03-06

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this cohort study, higher intake of butter was associated with increased mortality, while higher plant-based oils intake was associated with lower mortality. Substituting butter with plant-based oils may confer substantial benefits for preventing premature deaths.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Dong D. Wang, MD, ScD, email dow471@mail.harvard.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0205)

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