Transfat fertility link

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May 20, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

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Snack attack? Instead of fries, which may contain trans fats, reach

for fruit.

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It's well known that trans fats -- commonly found in commercially

fried and baked food -- can increase the risk of heart disease and

diabetes. But there's another unexpected danger to younger women,

finds a new Harvard study.

 

Eating too many trans fats could dramatically increase a woman's

odds of being infertile. In fact, researchers determined that

getting only 2% more calories from trans fats than from

monounsaturated fats, such as olive oil, more than doubled the risk

of infertility. And getting 2% more calories from trans fats than

from carbohydrates increased a woman's risk by 73%.

 

The theory is that trans fats adversely affect ovulatory function.

 

Everyone can easily avoid trans fats by checking food labels and

substituting other types of fats. The fats in non-hydrogenated

vegetable oils, such as soybean and canola oils, for example, were

not associated with infertility in the study.

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