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30,000 Premature Cardiovascular Deaths Per Year - Preventable

Featured on: Basil & Spice
Publication date: Sep 16, 2009
Eating trans fats raises your bad cholesterol levels (LDL), causes the inflammation of blood vessels and plaque build up in the arteries, and lowers your good cholesterol levels (HDL). This one dangerous fat contributes significantly to 30,000 deaths annually, which could be prevented simply by swapping those trans fats with unsaturated fat.

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