Trans fatty acids, blood lipids, and cardiovascular risk: where do we stand?
According to conventional wisdom, dietary substitution of vegetable fats for animal fats reduces the risk of cardiovascular heart disease (CHD). However, all forms of vegetable fat are not alike, and new research indicates that consumption of hydrogenated rather than unhydrogenated vegetable oils may negatively influence plasma lipids and risk of CHD.
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School of Nutrition, and Scientist II, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111.
D000818:Animals; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000009:adverse effects; D051381:Rats
D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008055:Lipids; D010938:Plant Oils