High trans fat diet may be connected to miscarriages

Trans fatty acids, what many health advocates are trying to get banned from the food we eat, now has another problem associated with it: miscarriages.

According to a study done by Dr. Charles J. Glueck, of Jewish Hospital Cholesterol Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and his colleagues, women who had high levels of trans fats in their diets also had more miscarriages, in general, than did women who had lower levels of trans fats.

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