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And the winner is ... not margarine.(Brief Article)
At about the time most of this country was in the "pick a winner" election frame of mind, I received a newsletter from the National Association of Margarine Manufacturers, entitled "Margarine Matters."
The lead story's subtitle read, "When it comes to the margarine versus butter debate, margarine is definitely the winner." Well, not only is that not accurate, but the margarine industry has not told the whole story. Let's take a look at what they didn't discuss.
1993 (Lancet). In this study of 85,095 healthy participants in the Nurses' Health Study, the strongest association between fats and coronary heart disease (CHD) was for people who had eaten vegetable-oil margarine over the past 10 years. The link to saturated fat consumption was non-significant.
1994 (Circulation). Here, researchers looked at 239 patients admitted to hospitals in the Boston area. The results? The consumption of vegetable-off margarine was very significantly associated with risk of heart attack. The consumption of saturated fat was non-significant.
1997 (American Journal of Epidemiology). In this group of 21,930 men (aged 50-69) in the Finnish Alpha-Tocopherol Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study, there was a significant association between trans-fat foods (e.g., margarine) and the risk of coronary death. There was no association to either intake of saturated fat or dietary cholesterol.
1997 (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition). In this review, the authors say: "In the past 5 years, a series of metabolic studies has provided unequivocal evidence that trans fatty acids" increase bad, or LDL, cholesterol, and reduce good, or HDL, cholesterol. On the basis of these studies, the researchers say: "We estimate conservatively that 30,000 premature deaths a year in the U.S. are attributable to the consumption of trans fatty acids," with margarine the leading dietary ...
- Sorting fat from fiction.(trans fatty acids, research and labeling)(Cover Story)
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- Magazine article from: Nutraceuticals International February 1, 2003 700+ words
...levels that approach zero. Trans fatty acids, which are found in margarine...spring 2002 concluded that "trans fatty acids increase the risk of coronary...regulation on the content of trans fatty acids in foods. Food Minister Mariann...
- Nutrition experts renew focus on the health risks of trans fatty acids.
- Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients Hayes, K.C. July 1, 2003 700+ words
...Administration (FDA) requiring the listing of trans fatty acids on food nutrition labels. Trans fatty acids are partially saturated (or partially...FDA require food manufacturers to list trans fatty acids as part of the "Nutrition Facts" on...
- McDonald's working on oil with lower fats, trans fatty acids.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) July 9, 2004 700+ words
...in developing an oil that is lower in trans fatty acids and saturated fats. Trans fatty acids can lower helpful HDL cholesterol levels...them to begin disclosing the amount of trans fatty acids in their foods by 2006. Donahue's comments...
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- Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter June 16, 2003 700+ words
...fatty acids and the risks of trans fatty acids. "Health researchers have...emphasized the risk factor of trans fatty acids and further encouraged the Food...to finalize a rule to require trans fatty acids labeling in a product's nutrition...
