Health effects of saturated and trans-fatty acid intake in children and adolescents: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Elevated cholesterol has been linked to cardiovascular disease in adults and preclinical markers of atherosclerosis in children, thus reducing saturated (SFA) and trans-fatty acids (TFA) intake from an early age may help to reduce cholesterol and the risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. The...

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Main Authors: Lisa Te Morenga, Jason M Montez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5693282?pdf=render