The complications of nutrition science

Re:The complications of nutrition science by lnufnu on Sunday January 17, 2016 @10:15PM (#10922360)

Naturally occurring trans fats (vaccenic acid and conjugated linoleic acid) occur in trace amounts in animal products. They also have been shown to possibly be beneficial for LDL and triglycerides, while hydrogenated oil is harmful.

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Re:The complications of nutrition science by noondip on Sunday January 17, 2016 @10:59PM (#10922460)

Source for that? The top result for me was the following review.

> Published data suggest that all fatty acids with a double bond in the trans configuration [produced either by industrial hydrogenation or by biohydrogenation in the rumens of cows and sheep] raise the ratio of plasma LDL to HDL cholesterol.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20209147

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Re:The complications of nutrition science by DrScump on Monday January 18, 2016 @03:34AM (#10923273)

  Source for that?

Um, here's one that you already knew about from the referenced prior thread:

Effects of Ruminant trans Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: A Comprehensive Review of Epidemiological, Clinical, and Mechanistic Studies (Adv Nutr July 2011 Adv Nutr vol. 2: 332-354, 2011

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Re:The complications of nutrition science by noondip on Monday January 18, 2016 @11:14AM (#10925169)

Have you got any studies not funded by the dairy industry to share?

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