The Star Online One group of 19 adults received muffins made with sunflower oil, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), while the other group of 20 people ate muffins made with palm oil, a saturated fat. The muffins were otherwise identical. After seven weeks, each group ...
Medical Daily Granted, the purpose of the study was for 39 adults to achieve a three percent weight gain, but the three muffins added to their daily diet were specifically made from either unsaturated sunflower oil (good fat) or saturated palm oil (bad fat). A ... and more »
Reuters When lean people pack on even a few extra pounds, heart disease risk factors in the bloodstream change – some for the better if the excess food contains unsatur...
Diabetes In Control In fried foods, there's a loss of unsaturated fatty acids and an increase in trans- fatty acids , which related to diabetes risk. The research included 21,079 pregnancies in 15,207 women, who participated in the Nurse's Health Study II, a prospective ... and more »
