How Unsaturated Fats Protect against Cardiovascular Disease Revealed

Investigators at the Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science (KRCBS) of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto have just uncovered some of the mechanisms underlying the cardioprotective effects of eating foods high in unsaturated fats. The researchers focused their study on the plasma protein called Apolipoprotein A-IV (ApoA-IV). Levels of ApoA-IV increase after the digestion of foods—particularly foods high in unsaturated fats, such as olive oil—and higher levels of ApoA-IV in the