Thursday, March 8, 2012

Fried food raises stroke risk in older women; Daily aspirin regimen could help Aspirin use was shown to slim down the link between trans fat

Women who reported eating diets high in trans-fatty acids, or 6.1 grams a day, showed a 39 percent greater incidence of stroke due to a blocked artery than women who ate 2.2 grams per day of such fats.

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Aspirin use was shown to slim down the link between trans fat intake and stroke, according to a study.

Older women who eat high amounts of the kind of fat found in fried foods and baked goods face a greater risk of stroke than women who eat lower fat diets, a study suggested on Thursday.
However, aspirin use could cut those risks, said the researchers from University of North Carolina whose findings are published in the Annals of Neurology.
The data came from the largest study to date of post-menopausal women and their eating habits, and included 87,025 women between the ages 50 and 79 who were generally in good health at the time of enrollment.
Women who reported eating diets high in trans-fatty acids, or 6.1 grams a day, showed a 39 percent greater incidence of stroke due to a blocked artery than women who ate 2.2 grams per day of such fats

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/fried-food-raises-stroke-risk-older-women-daily-aspirin-regimen-article-1.1033281#ixzz1oZMJKwyW

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