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Article: Salad Dressings and Mayonnaise May Help Prevent Fatal Heart Attacks, Harvard Researchers Say.
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- May 3, 1999
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ATLANTA, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Salad dressings and mayonnaise contain an essential fatty acid that may protect against fatal heart attacks, according to a new study by Harvard University researchers.
The study, published in the May issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that salad dressings and mayonnaise contain alpha linolenic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid, that has protective effects against heart disease.
"Higher consumption of foods such as oil-based salad dressings that provide polyunsaturated fats, including a-linolenic acid, may reduce the risk of fatal IHD (ischemic heart disease)," the researchers wrote. A higher intake of ...