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Article: Fats in Margarine Worse than Butter - Study
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 16, 1994
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WASHINGTON A little-known type of fat in margarine and other
processed foods could be responsible for 30,000 of the nation's
annual heart disease deaths, a Harvard University report says.
U.S. researchers last year reported that diets high in
margarine, long touted as a healthy alternative to butter, and
similar foods could double the risk of heart attack.
But an article in today's American Journal of Public Health goes
even further, saying the trans fatty acids found in those foods are
probably worse than saturated fat.
"Will people be shocked? I suspect so," said Dr. Walter
Willett, Harvard's nutrition chief and a renowned researcher on diet
and heart disease. "Many people who are ...