trans fats in the diet

A review of trans fats by D Mozaffarian, A Aro and W C Willett indicating that these ar not too good for out health.Growing evidence indicates that trans-fatty acids (TFA) adversely affect cardiovascular health. As part of the World Health Organization (WHO) Scientific Update on TFA, we reviewed the evidence for effects of TFA consumption…

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Vitamin D in Health and illness

Vitamin D health and illness.Susan Mayor in the BMJ 12 JANUARY 2008 VOLUME 336 page 62 Vitamin D deficiency is associated with bone disease .Two recent studies show that lack of the vitamin D also increases the risk of heart disease and is linked to poorer prognosis for some cancers.A follow-up study of 1739 offspring…

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