{"id":9279,"date":"2014-11-24T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=9279"},"modified":"2014-11-23T22:25:48","modified_gmt":"2014-11-24T04:25:48","slug":"american-heart-association-says-trans-fat-consumption-is-linked-to-diminished-memory-in-working-aged-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2014\/11\/24\/american-heart-association-says-trans-fat-consumption-is-linked-to-diminished-memory-in-working-aged-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"American Heart Association says Trans Fat Consumption is Linked to Diminished Memory in Working-aged Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-56563\" title=\"American Heart Association\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/American-Heart-Association-new-logo-480x230.jpg\" alt=\"American Heart Association\" width=\"240\" height=\"115\" \/><strong>Chicago, IL<\/strong> &#8211; High<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heart.org\/HEARTORG\/GettingHealthy\/NutritionCenter\/HealthyEating\/Trans-Fats_UCM_301120_Article.jsp\" > trans fat<\/a> consumption is linked to worse memory among working-age men, according to research presented at the American Heart Association\u2019s Scientific Sessions 2014.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent study of approximately 1,000 healthy men, those who consumed the most trans fats showed notably worse performance on a word memory test. The strength of the association remained even after taking into consideration things like age, education, ethnicity and depression.<!--more-->\u201cTrans fats were most strongly linked to worse memory, in young and middle-aged men, during their working and career-building years,\u201d said Beatrice A. Golomb, M.D., Ph.D., lead author and professor of medicine at the University of California-San Diego. \u201cFrom a health standpoint, trans fat consumption has been linked to higher body weight, more aggression and heart disease. As I tell patients, while trans fats increase the shelf life of foods, they reduce the shelf life of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Golomb and her coauthor studied adults who had not been diagnosed with heart disease, including men age 20 or older and postmenopausal women. Participants completed a dietary questionnaire, from which the researchers estimated participants\u2019 trans fat consumption.<\/p>\n<p>To assess memory, researchers presented participants with a series of 104 cards showing words. Participants had to state whether each word was new or a word duplicated from a prior card.<\/p>\n<p><strong>They found:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Among men under age 45, those who ate more <em>trans<\/em> fats showed notably worse performance on the word memory test. The strength of the association remained even after taking into consideration things like age, education, ethnicity and depression.<\/li>\n<li>Each additional gram a day of <em>trans<\/em> fats consumed was associated with an estimated 0.76 fewer words correctly recalled.<\/li>\n<li>For those eating the highest amounts of <em>trans<\/em> fats, this translated to an estimated 11 fewer words (a more than 10 percent reduction in words remembered), compared to adults who ate the least <em>trans<\/em> fat. (The average number of words correctly recalled was 86.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago, IL &#8211; High trans fat consumption is linked to worse memory among working-age men, according to research presented at the American Heart Association\u2019s Scientific Sessions 2014. In a recent study of approximately 1,000 healthy men, those who consumed the most trans fats showed notably worse performance on a word memory test. 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