New MESA results published in Radiology show pericardial fat is more strongly related to coronary artery plaque than BMI or waist circumference. The 183 participants had no symptoms and no significant artery narrowing, yet MRI still detected plaque, senior author David Bluemke said.
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Eating too much fat boosts stroke risk
Following 7,579 women and 6,372 men in Copenhagen for 33 years, Marianne Benn tied rising non-fasting triglycerides to ischemic stroke in both sexes; women in the highest band were nearly four times as likely to have one. Cholesterol tracked with risk only in men.
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Not all types of fat have the same effect on prostate cancer risk
Feeding 80 xenografted mice either a 40-percent-fat western diet or a low-fat diet, Lloyd and colleagues found no difference in weight, survival, PSA or IGF measures. They argue in the Journal of Urology that the type of fat matters more than the amount.
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Fat intake increases prostate cancer risk
Comparing 512 prostate cancer patients with 838 men without the disease, University of Nottingham researchers found the highest intakes of total, saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat carried 2.3 to 2.7 times the risk of the lowest intakes.
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7 Reasons to Eat More Saturated Fat
Excerpting Michael and Mary Eades' The 6-Week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle, Mercola lists claimed benefits of saturated fat: lower lipoprotein(a), calcium incorporation into bone, protection of the liver from alcohol and painkillers, and lung surfactant, whose fat is all saturated.
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