Intake of trans fat and incidence of stroke in the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort.

CONCLUSIONS: We show that sex modifies the association between TFA intake and stroke; for every 2-g/d increase in TFA intake, there was a 14% increase in the risk of stroke in men but not in women. Our findings provide further evidence to support the concerted effort to minimize TFAs in the diet.
PMID: 24522444 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - February 12, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Kiage JN, Merrill PD, Judd SE, He K, Lipworth L, Cushman M, Howard VJ, Kabagambe EK Tags: Am J Clin Nutr Source Type: research