&gt; The committee concluded that existing reports argue that replacing saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats seems to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events and mortality.<p>&quot;Polyunsaturated fat&quot; is a bad category; it includes both omega-3 (generally considered good), omega-6 (generally considered bad), and omega-9 (generally neutral). Statements about polyunsaturated fat which fail to distinguish these have no possible hope of being correct.