Washington D.C, May 25 -- : A recent study claims that overdose of omega 6 fats also known as linoleic acid which is present in foods such as potato chips and vegetable oil can increase the risk of heart disease during pregnancy.
The study was published in the journal, 'The Journal of Physiology'.
The research showed that eating a diet with three times the recommended daily intake of linoleic acid might be harmful in pregnancy. Testing the results on animal models, the researchers found three changes in rat mothers who ate a high linoleic acid diet: their liver had altered concentrations of inflammatory proteins, their circulating concentrations of a protein that can cause contraction of the uterus during pregnancy were increased, and a h...