Another reason to avoid trans fat (from Jill)

In the past few years, there had been many reports abot the dangers of trans fats and where these types of fats occur in our diets. Many people have made a concious effort to limit the amount of saturated fat in their diet to the recommended 1% of calorie intake. A new study from the Jewish Hospital Cholesterol Center in Cincinnati, OH has found a link that will be of great importance to one population of people, in particular - pregnany women. Their study found a link between women who had a higher percentage of calories from trans fat (4.7% of calories compared to 2.2% of calroies) and the rate of fetal mortality - 52% among the women with the higher intake compared to 30% among the women with lower intake. While more studies need to be done to confirm this link, it is certainly another thing to consider when choosing foods during preganacy. If you are concerned about the foods you are choosing while pregnany, or what to learn more about trans fats, make an appointment with your local TNT Health Educator, today.