Thursday, July 8, 2010

Trying to get pregnant (or not) ?

Here's something interesting....the other day our intern came across the first mention of the link between trans fats and infertility I have ever heard.

A Harvard study (if you click on this link--you need to scroll down the page to find the article) just came out indicating that:
  • For every 2 percent increase in the amount of calories a woman got from trans fats instead of carbohydrates, her risk of infertility increased by 73 per cent.
  • For every 2 percent increase in calories from trans fats instead of Omega-6 polyunsaturated fats, her risk of infertility increased by 79 per cent.
  • For every 2 percent increase in the amount of calories from trans fats instead of monounsaturated fats, her risk of infertility more than doubled.
Why has this not been more widely publicized???

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