Eating trans fats may increase infertility risk (@ topix.net, citing reuters)
The more I learn about trans fats, the less I want to eat processed foods. I’m definitely going to start looking at all the labels of what I buy – it’s worth the extra money I spend to cut trans fats from our diet. Here’s an excerpt from the article:
For every 2 percent increase in the amount of calories a woman got from trans fats instead of carbohydrates, the researchers found, her risk of infertility increased by 73 percent. The risk rose by 79 percent for every 2 percent of energy in trans fats if they replaced omega-6 polyunsaturated fats. And for every 2 percent of calories derived from trans fats instead of monounsaturated fats, the risk of infertility more than doubled.
For a woman eating 1,800 calories a day, 2 percent of energy intake in trans fats equals 4 grams, Chavarro noted. “It’s not very hard to get 4 grams of trans fatty acids every day,” he said. “It’s really a small amount of trans fatty acids that we observe having a significant effect on infertility.”
So, 4 grams of trans fats equals a 73% increase in infertility. The food industry is killing us. I just hope the effects are reversible once we stop eating trans fats.
