News tagged with polyunsaturated fats
New study reinforces significant role of walnuts in diet
May 05, 2009 |
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(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.
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Diet prior to pregnancy determines sheep's gender
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Jun 09, 2008 |
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Maternal diet influences the chances of having male or female offspring. Research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology has demonstrated that ewes fed a diet enrich ...
New research shows saturated and trans fats increase risk of severe heart attacks
Aug 01, 2007 |
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It has long been known that saturated or trans fats can cause clogged arteries that lead to heart attacks, but new research shows that too much fat can worsen the severity of a heart attack - and disrupt heart rhythm, increasing ...
Mice run faster on high-grade oil
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Between the 1932 and 2008 Olympic Games, world record times of the men's 100m sprint improved by 0.6 seconds. Scientists at the Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology in Austria have shown that an equivalent improvement can ...
Trans-fatty acids and insulin sensitivity
Jul 08, 2008 |
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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 ...
Dietary fat linked to pancreatic cancer
Jun 26, 2009 |
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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.
SAfrica to limit trans fats as heart disease rises
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(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
Jan 08, 2009 |
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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 finds not all fats are created equal
Dec 08, 2008 |
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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.
Can a Mediterranean diet help prevent colon cancer?
Jun 13, 2007 |
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Are all healthy eating plans the same when it comes to cancer prevention?
Heart-healthy yak cheese
Mar 17, 2008 |
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In a finding likely to get cheese lovers talking, researchers in Nepal and Canada report that yak cheese contains higher levels of heart-healthy fats than cheese from dairy cattle, and may be healthier. Their ...
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