date:Jul 06, 2015
atty acids found in vegetable oilslinoleic acid (LA)were linked to a 27-percent reduction in the likelihood of death during the study among the men, but not the women. For both men and women, two fatty acids found in fisheicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docohexaenoic acid (DHA)were associated with roughly 20-percent lower odds of death.
The authors noted a limitation of the study: The blood test for fats was only done once. In addition, the limited number of deaths from cardiovascular disease ma