Home›Sources›Harcombe et al. 2015, Open Heart: RCT Evidence Behind the 1977/1983 Dietary Fat GuidelinesSourcesHarcombe et al. 2015, Open Heart: RCT Evidence Behind the 1977/1983 Dietary Fat GuidelinesJournal ArticleCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextHealth and Wellness Atlas. "Harcombe et al. 2015, Open Heart: RCT Evidence Behind the 1977/1983 Dietary Fat Guidelines." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-health.interactiveatlas.org/sources/openheart-harcombe-2015-dietary-fat-rct-evidence.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextHealth and Wellness Atlas. (n.d.). Harcombe et al. 2015, Open Heart: RCT Evidence Behind the 1977/1983 Dietary Fat Guidelines. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-health.interactiveatlas.org/sources/openheart-harcombe-2015-dietary-fat-rct-evidenceCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{healthandwellnessatlas-harcombe-et-al-2015-open-heart-rct-evide, author = {Health and Wellness Atlas}, title = {Harcombe et al. 2015, Open Heart: RCT Evidence Behind the 1977/1983 Dietary Fat Guidelines}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-health.interactiveatlas.org/sources/openheart-harcombe-2015-dietary-fat-rct-evidence}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingA 2015 systematic review and meta-analysis in Open Heart (BMJ) by Zoe Harcombe and colleagues, examining the randomized controlled trial evidence available when the United States government issued its first dietary fat guidelines in 1977 and again in 1983. The review found that the RCT evidence available at the time did not support the recommendation to reduce total or saturated fat intake.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (13 claims)Take a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAuthorWell-attestedZoe Harcombe, Julien S Baker, Stephen Mark Cooper, Bruce Davies, Nicholas Sculthorpe, James J DiNicolantonio, Fergal GracePublisherWell-attestedOpen Heart (BMJ Publishing Group)Publication YearWell-attested2015Source TypeWell-attestedPrimary TextSourcesHarcombe et al. 2015, Open Heart: RCT Evidence Behind the 1977/1983 Dietary Fat GuidelinesZoe Harcombe, Julien S Baker, Stephen Mark Cooper, Bruce Davies, Nicholas Sculthorpe, James J DiNicolantonio, Fergal Grace, Open Heart (BMJ Publishing Group), 2015Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicOpen Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Well-attested11Open QuestionsDid the scientific evidence available in 1977 support the Dietary Goals' recommendation to reduce saturated fat intake?SourcesHarcombe et al. 2015, Open Heart: RCT Evidence Behind the 1977/1983 Dietary Fat GuidelinesConnected1Open QuestionsDid the scientific evidence available in 1977 support the Dietary Goals' recommendation to reduce saturated fat intake?General References1Open QuestionsDid the scientific evidence available in 1977 support the Dietary Goals' recommendation to reduce saturated fat intake?Take a Related QuizSources, Dates and DisputesIncludes a question about Harcombe et al. 2015, Open Heart: RCT Evidence Behind the 1977/1983 Dietary Fat Guidelines.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year