Premature coronary deaths in Asians
- 24 February 1996
- Vol. 312 (7029) , 508
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.312.7029.508
Abstract
EDITOR,—Sandeep Gupta and colleagues discuss ways in which premature coronary deaths in Asians in Britain might be avoided.1 When cooking, many people in India and Pakistan use a semisolid fat obtained by partially hydrogenating vegetable oils. This product, called vanaspathi or vegetable ghee, contains high levels of trans-fatty acids, which adversely affect blood lipid concentrations and are thus …Keywords
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