More Trans Fat Consumption Linked to Greater Aggression, Researchers Find

Summary: On March 13, 2012, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have proven that in men and women of all ages and races, that consumption of dietary trans fatty acids (dTFAs) involves with irritability and aggression. The study was directed by Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, associate professor in the UC San Diego Department of Medicine, which was published online by PLoS ONE where they studied over 1,000 men and women that showed evidence of aggression and sensitivity. The researchers that fallowed Beatrice took known information on how dietary trans fatty acids are mostly products of hydrogenation, which makes unsaturated oils solid at room temperature that are present at high levels in margarines, shortenings and prepared foods. Some health effects of dTFAs have been seen in lipid levels, metabolic function, insulin resistance, oxidation, inflammation, and cardiac health. Taking the 1,000 people there, Beatrice and the researchers gave the men and women surveys on how dTFAs and related to their aggression and sensitivity from the past history of their aggression, alcohols taken, self assessments on negativity, and their education. This has caused the proven fact that dTFAs involve aggression, sensitivity, and irritability. Impact: Learning about this is very important. Knowing that fatty foods can cause heart attacks, obesity, and much more health problems, we can learn what foods are healthy for you and which ones aren’t healthy for you. The fact that fatty acids can cause you to have more negative feelings, can cause and persuade more people to eat healthier and stop world health problems. Critique: Personaly, I already have personal food problems from having a mom who is anorexic and wanting to stay healthy because heart attacks run in my family. Its weird to think that fatty acids cause anger and sensitivity when people sometimes eat because they are happy, depressed, or angry. Learning about this well believable fact though, can help people make better choices in the food they choose to eat. To me, this makes me think about the sayings, “if you eat too many carrots you’ll turn orange,” or, “if you don’t eat your colored greens you wont grow chest hair.” http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120313122504.htm