News tagged with monounsaturated fats


New study finds not all fats are created equal

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Eating saturated fats from butter, cream and meat, as well as trans fats found in hydrogenated oils can boost our risk of cardiovascular disease, while consuming mono-unsaturated fat can be good for our heart.





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Women double fruit, veggie intake with switch to Mediterranean diet plan

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created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a new study led by the University of Michigan Health System, women more than doubled their fruit and vegetable intakes and dramatically increased their consumption of "good" fats when they were counseled by registered ...


Can a Mediterranean diet help prevent colon cancer?

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 13, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Are all healthy eating plans the same when it comes to cancer prevention?


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Skimmed milk -- Straight from the cow

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created May 28, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Herds of cows producing skimmed milk could soon be roaming our pastures, reports Cath O’Driscoll in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI. Scientists in New Zealand have discovered that some cows have ...


Dietary fat linked to pancreatic cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

High intake of dietary fats from red meat and dairy products was associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study published online June 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.


Trans-fatty acids and insulin sensitivity

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 08, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Trans-fatty acids have been the topic of a lot of negative health news, but in the July Journal of Lipid research, a dietary study in rats suggests that trans-fats do not increase the risk of insulin resistance and diabet ...


SAfrica to limit trans fats as heart disease rises

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created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- South Africa's health department says it will draft regulations aimed at reducing the trans fats South Africans consume.


For fats, longer may not be better

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created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers have uncovered why some dietary fats, specifically long-chain fats, such as oleic acid (found in olive oil), are more prone to induce inflammation. Long-chain fats, it turns out, promote increased intestinal absorption ...


New study reinforces significant role of walnuts in diet

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has found that keeping the diet for type 2 diabetes under control gets a lot of help from including daily amounts of foods with the right kind of fats such as walnuts.


Mediterranean diet and physical activity each associated with lower death rate over 5 years

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created Dec 10, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Eating a Mediterranean diet and following national recommendations for physical activity are each associated with a reduced risk of death over a five-year period, according to two reports in the December 10/24 issue of Archives of ...


Trans fats hinder multiple steps in blood flow regulation pathways

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created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Partially hydrogenated vegetable oils in processed foods contain trans fatty acids that interfere with the regulation of blood flow. A new report reveals a new way in which these "trans fats" gum up the cellular machinery ...



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