By: News-Medical.Net Published: Monday, 14-Apr-2008
Trans fats(hydrogenated oil) are currently being phased out of food in many countries because they clog arteries and increase the risk of heart disease.
Trans-fatty acids or trans-fats are produced by creating artificially hardened fats as in partial hydrogenation processes. They are widely used in processed foods to give food texture, added flavour and a long shelf life.
Scientists at the national scientific research center at the University of Paris in France, discovered the link between trans-fats and breast cancer after carrying out a study of women taking part in a large European cancer trial.
The team found that women with the highest blood levels of trans-fats had about twice the risk of breast cancer compared to women with the lowest levels.
They discovered that the higher the levels of trans-fatty acids, the more likely a woman was to have cancer; these women were in fact twice as likely to develop breast cancer than those with the lowest levels.
Dr. Veronique Chajes says at this stage, they can only recommend limiting the consumption of processed foods, which is the main source of industrially produced trans-fatty acid…read more
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