Dietary trans fatty acids may be linked to fetal loss

Dietary trans fatty acids may be linked to fetal loss - Yahoo! News:
Thu Sep 18, 2008
"NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Trans fatty acids, the much maligned 'solid' fats implicated as artery-clogging contributors to cardiovascular disease, may also increase the risk of fetal death during pregnancy, study findings suggest...Earlier studies have also found a relationship between a diet high in trans fatty acids and increased insulin resistance. This, in turn, increases the activity of plasminogen activator inhibitor, which has been associated with fetal loss...After categorizing the study population according to average trans fat intake, the investigators found the rate of fetal loss increased from 30 percent among those with the lowest intake of trans fat in the diet (2.2 percent of total calories on average) to 52 percent among women with the highest intake of trans fat (defined as 4.7 percent of total calories)...As the percent of calories from trans fat increased, so did the risk of having one or more fetal losses, Glueck and colleagues report. This association was independent of body mass, insulin and glucose levels, and other factors potentially associated with risk for fetal loss..."

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Trans-fats linked to breast cancer risk

Trans-fats linked to breast cancer risk in study - Yahoo! News:
2008.04.11
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
Trans-fats, which are being phased out of food because they clog arteries, may raise the risk of
getting breast cancer, European researchers reported on Friday...women with the highest blood levels of trans-fats had about twice the risk of breast cancer compared to women with the lowest levels...Women with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, being studied for their potential benefits to health, were not any less likely to have breast cancer, the researchers found...Obese women are more likely to develop breast cancer, among other types of cancer, and high-fat diets are also linked with breast cancer."

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Trans Fats horrible for Heart (not really news)

Trans Fats Up Heart Disease Risk - WebMD 11/15/06 "women who ate the most trans fats were more than three times as likely to develop heart disease as those who consumed the least." ... "trans fats are in fact one of the most dangerous forms of fat" In everything..."cookies, baked goods, popcorn, margarines, shortenings, crackers, doughnuts, chips, frozen waffles, and french fries"

What's the argument for not banning trans fats? That we might save tens of thousands of lives each year? And why must the Danish always beat us to doing the right thing? They banned industrial use of trans fats in their food supply in 2004.

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