Let’s break this down, point by point.
Point #1: Identifying high levels of
saturated fat, specifically palmitic acid, in
folks who had cardiovascular disease does not
mean that saturated fat caused the problems.
(It’s the old ice cream–shark attack
correlation.)
Point #2: It’s impossible to eat palmitic
acid all by itself. There isn’t a single food out
there—not even palm oil!—that contains only
PA. Meat and eggs are high in palmitic acid,
sure, but they also contain significant amounts
of other fats, like oleic acid (a
monounsaturated fat).
Point #3: Other fats, like oleic acid, have
been found to prevent palmitic acid from
inducing insulin resistance.
So what does this all mean?
Eating whole foods that contain PA is not
the same as eating just PA.
Real food (like meat and eggs) contains