Trans Fat

Study Questions Usual Wisdom on Trans Fats

09.22.2015 CardioBrief: Study Questions Usual Wisdom on Trans Fats Could a little trans fat found naturally in meat and dairy actually be protective? by Larry Husten CardioBrief Amid the stormy debate over dietary recommendations regarding saturated fats and carbohydrates, there’s been one area of calm and consensus. Nearly everyone seems to have agreed that trans […]

Trans, but Not Saturated, Fats Up All-Cause Mortality

Trans fats linked to all-cause mortality, total CHD, CHD mortality; no associations for saturated fats WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Trans fats, but not saturated fats, are associated with all-cause mortality, coronary heart disease (CHD), and CHD-associated mortality, according to a systematic review published online Aug. 11 in The BMJ. Russell J. de […]

Dr. Dean Ornish blasts high-protein diets

3/23/2015 Dr. Dean Ornish strikes again with an editorial lambasting what he calls high-protein diets in today’s New York Times. I got an email first thing this morning from a South African journalist inquiring as to what I thought about it. Monday mornings are killers for me, so I thought I would jot off a quick response and […]

Cooking Oils

Paz Etcheverry Factors to take into account when choosing oils Oils consist mostly of triglycerides, which are molecules composed of three fatty acids esterified to one glycerol molecule. Additionally, oils contain unsaponifiable compounds (i.e., unable to form soaps) and acyl lipids. The fatty acids that make up the triglycerides can be MUFAs (monounsaturated fatty acids), […]

Intake of trans fat and incidence of stroke

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 02/24/2014  Clinical Article Kiage JN, et al. – The aim of this study was to investigate the association between TFA intake and stroke incidence. The authors show that sex modifies the association between TFA intake and stroke; for every 2–g/d increase in TFA intake, there was a 14% increase in the risk […]

The Canola Con

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Full Story:  http://www.yourmedicaldetective.com/public/1146.cfm We have all be fooled “again”.. Just when you think we are doing something good for our bodies we learn that we have been conned. This has led to today’s case of the Canola Con! How many people use canola oil for cooking? How many people […]