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Article: Risk Of Rare Stroke Highest In Women With Lowest Saturated Fat Intake.(hemorrhage-induced stroke in women with high blood pressure who eat a low saturated fat diet)
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- Women's Health Weekly
- Article date:
- March 8, 2001
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2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com) -- A diet low in saturated fat was associated with an increased risk for a type of hemorrhage-induced stroke in women with high blood pressure, a study in the February 12, 2001, issue of the journal Circulation reported.
"Given how much fat we eat in the United States, this study does not change our general goal of reducing the intake of saturated fat," says Meir J. Stampfer, MD, a co-author of the report and a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. "However, for people with high blood pressure, the goal should not be an extremely low-fat diet," he adds.
"A more moderate approach may be ...