These seem to be the best of the anti-saturated-fat studies (there are
others that contradict these, such as the Stanford Atkins-Ornish study and
the Framingham study). I was hoping that Todd or someone might have good
counterarguments to or criticisms of these, as I couldn't find any online.

Thanks,
Phil


[SF is a strong predictor of CHD mortality in middle aged American Indians.]
Dietary fat intake and risk of coronary heart disease: the Strong Heart
Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006; 84(4):894-902. Xu J ; Eilat-Adar S ; Loria C ;
Goldbourt U ; Howard BV ; Fabsitz RR ; Zephier EM ; Mattil C ; Lee ET. 
Center for American Indian Health Research
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Ab
stract&list_uids=17023718


[SFAs were found to be positively associated with the inflammatory markers
C-reactive protein and circulating interleukin [IL]-6 in overweight men, but
not lean men]
Fernandez-Real JM, Broch M, Vendrell J, and Ricart W. 2003. Insulin
resistance, inflammation, and serum fatty acid composition. Diabetes Care
26:1362–1368.
1 Unitat de Diabetologia, Endocrinologia i Nutrició, University Hospital of
Girona "Dr. Josep Trueta," Girona, Spain
2 University Hospital of Tarragona "Joan XXIII," Tarragona, Spain 
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/26/5/1362


[Beef Fat Increased LDL; subjects were restricted to nonfat dairy to avoid
confounding data with SF from dairy foods; cited by Loren Cordain, Ph.D.]
Am J Clin Nutr. 1990 Sep;52(3):491-4. 
Cholesterol-lowering effect of a low-fat diet containing lean beef is
reversed by the addition of beef fat.
O'Dea, K et al
Department of Human Nutrition, Deakin University.
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/52/3/491