Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and the Heart

Someone forward you this email? No sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here. Follow Us     Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and the Heart  This week: Some things you might want to know about polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially since the government and the AHA want you to eat lots and lots of them. Richard N. Fogoros, M.D. Heart Health Center Expert Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and the Heart There are different types of polyunsaturated fats, and they have different effects on our health. READ NOW » Share   Monounsaturated Fatty Acids In a monounsaturated fatty acid, one (and only one) of the bonds between carbon atoms is a double bond. All the rest are single bonds. READ NOW » Share   Do Statins Cause Diabetes? Statins reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, but may increase the risk of diabetes. When does the benefit outweigh the risk? READ NOW » Share   Secret Cardiology on Facebook Things your cardiologist would rather not talk about READ NOW » Share   MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Heart valve disease • Hypertension - high blood pressure • Pacemakers and defibrillators • Heart surgery, congenital problems, and, more • Syncope (fainting) • Blog Advertisement About Health | Follow Us:     You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Heart Health Center newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy