Eating walnuts with high-fat meals helps to protect arteries against short-term damage
...they think that they can continue eating unhealthy fats provided they add walnuts to their meals," said Em...Dr. Ros said no evidence exists that links healthy fats to increases in body weight. Eating more saturated fats, such as butter or lard, however, often lead...Penn researchers find psoriasis patients at increased risk for heart attack
...tory of heart attack, hyperlipidemia (an excess of fats or lipids in the blood), age, sex, smoking, and body mass index. Each patient was matched to up to five control subjects who did not have psoriasis. These 556,995 control subjects were seen in the same practice during similar time periods. The s...Psoriasis associated with increased risk for heart attack
...tory of heart attack, hyperlipidemia (an excess of fats or lipids in the blood), age, sex, smoking, and body mass index. Up to five controls without psoriasis were randomly selected from the same practices and start dates as the patients with psoriasis. The researchers found that the incidence of heart ...Trans fat ban: Watch saturated fats and calories too
...s of HDL or 'good' cholesterol." Most of the trans fats we eat are formed during the partial hydrogenation of oils used in fried foods and commercial baked goods. Partially hydrogenated oils provide processed foods with longer shelf lives and therefore greater economic profitability. "But, trans fat is j...New fat, same old problem with an added twist?
... in commercial products to replace unhealthy trans fats raises blood glucose and depresses insulin in huma...cludes hydrogenation followed by rearrangements of fats molecules by the process called interesterification) enriched with saturated stearic acid--adversely...Highlights from the February 2007 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...ed more servings of dairy products, vegetables and fats than African-American women. The researchers conclude: "Public health research nutritionists and other food and nutrition professionals who encounter diverse populations need to consider the influence of income, education, sex, ethnicity, marital...Multislice CT speeds the diagnosis of chest pain in the emergency room
...d pressure, high blood sugar, high blood levels of fats known as triglycerides, and low blood levels of "good" cholesterol, or HDL cholesterol. In adults, the cut-off points for identifying metabolic syndromejust how large a waist circumference, or how high the blood pressure readingare well establishe...Updated guidelines advise focusing on women's lifetime heart risk
...elines now encourage all women to reduce saturated fats intake to less than 7 percent of calories if possible. Specific guidance on omega-3 fatty acid intake and supplementation recommends eating oily fish at least twice a week, and consider taking a capsule supplement of 850-1000 mg of EPA (eicosapentae...Plant-derived omega-3s may aid in bone health
...emiologic data suggest that the effects of dietary fats on bone health may be particularly strong in men." So, while middle-aged men are often overlooked in studies of bone health, incorporating plant sources of omega-3 PUFA into the diet may not only improve cardiovascular health, but also enhance bone ...Crestor effective at halting early atherosclerosis
...that work to lower levels of cholesterol and other fats in the blood. Other statins have been tested with similar results in patients who've already had a heart attack or who had high cholesterol levels. This was the first study to evaluate Crestor in a group of people at low risk for heart attacks. "...Blueberries contain chemical that may help prevent colon cancer
...ease has been linked to a high intake of saturated fats and calories, particularly in Western diets. Pterostilbene may be able to reverse this process, possibly by lowering lipids, Reddy says. He cites a recent study by co-author Agnes Rimando, a research chemist at the USDA-ARS, who demonstrated in cell ...Malaria-infected mice cured by 1 dose of new drug
...aning they have an enhanced ability to dissolve in fats and thus to arrive inside malaria-infected red blood cells." In addition, the new compounds are far less likely to break down into toxic substances when they are metabolized in the test animals' bodies, making them potentially safer than their pre...Breastfeeding and good fats help new moms fight depression
DURHAM, N.H. Breastfeeding and the good fats in Omega-3 fatty acids help new moms fight depression, according to a new article published in the most recent issue of the International Breastfeeding Journal by a University of New Hampshire researcher. The review was authored by Kathleen Kendal...Quality improvement effort pays off in diabetes care
... (a measure of blood sugar control), assessment of fats and cholesterol in the blood, eye exams and blood pressure checks, with appropriate follow-up. It also involves preventive treatments such as the use of ACE inhibitors, which can treat high blood pressure and heart failure, and aspirin, which can pr...Transplanting human gut bugs into mice helps understanding of metabolic system
...e, Switzerland, found that microbes affect the way fats are absorbed and metabolised, by affecting bile ac...s are made by the liver to allow emulsification of fats in the upper gut. The researchers found that gut microbes can change how effective this emulsificati...Study identifies new regulator of fat metabolism
...nimal chow diets and diets moderately high in both fats and carbohydrates, as well as ketogenic diets. And she has found through her experiments that even though mice are fed exactly the same number of calories, the composition of the calories causes them to gain weight in different ways. The difference...Low-carb diets' effects linked to rise in newly identified 'starvation hormone'
...(PPAR"). Scientists have known that PPAR""controls fats use as an energy source during starvation. In addition, some drugs that lower "bad" cholesterol work by targeting PPAR"" Kliewers group showed that FGF21 is induced directly by PPAR" in liver in response to fasting in mice. FGF21 in turn stimulates......lood pressure and dyslipidemia (abnormal levels of fats in the blood). Finlay McAlister and colleagues made use of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program (CHEP) grading scheme. They conclude that most recommendations are based on the results of well-conducted clinical trials. However, less than a thi...