By Staff Writer (media@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Aug 13, 2015 09:25 AM EDT

A new study showed that butter does not harm health, but margarine might be deadly. The saturated fat in margarine may increase the risk for heart disease, stroke and other health problems.

A new research published in the British Medical Journal showed that saturated fat found in butter, cream or meat does not heighten the risk for heart disease, stroke or diabetes. However, trans-fats found in margarine and other processed foods can increase the risk of death by 34 percent.

The study reviewed 50 studies involving over 1 million people. The researchers discovered that there was no evidence that saturated fat was harmful to health. There was no clear link between higher consumption of saturated fats and death as well as other health problems like coronary heart diseases, ischemic stroke, cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes.

On the contrary, consuming industrial trans fats resulted to an increase in death by 34 percent, a raised risk of death from coronary heart disease by 28 percent and an increased risk for cardiovascular disease by 21 percent.

"For years everyone has been advised to cut out fats,” said study lead author Dr. Russell de Souza, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University in Canada.

"Trans fats have no health benefits and pose a significant risk for heart disease, but the case for saturated fat is less clear.That said, we aren't advocating an increase of the allowance for saturated fats in dietary guidelines, as we don't see evidence that higher limits would be specifically beneficial to health,” said de Souza.

Telegraph wrote that saturated fats generally come from animal products like cow’s milk, egg yolks, butter, salmon and meat, as well as certain plant products like palm oils and chocolate. Trans unsaturated fats or trans fats are made artificially from plant oils to be made into margarine and other processed products.

Professor Tom Sanders, Emeritus Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at King’s College in London, stated that people should not interpret the findings as an approval to eat a lot of butter, fatty meat and cream, based on a report by National Post.

He added that death rates from cardiovascular disease have dropped by about 55 percent in the United Kingdom since 1997, although obesity has increased for uncertain reasons. Possibly, it may be due to changes in the food supply, particularly in the availability of more omega-3 fatty acids and having fewer food options with trans fat.

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