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April 20, 2006
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Industrial-strength fats
Avoiding trans fats could prevent as many as 228,000 heart attacks and deaths from heart disease every year, says a report from the Harvard School of Public Health and Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Trans fats are found in many industrially produced foods, with french fries, fish sticks, and doughnuts being some of the biggest offenders. (Staff photo Rose Lincoln/Harvard News Office)
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HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES
Fatty foods feed heart attacks, researchers say
Doughnuts are dandy in Denmark, but a heart attack in the U.S.
Some like it hot: Deep-sea worms favor a fiery 45-55° c
Worms found to seek temperatures higher than those preferred by any other known species
Hometown hero returns
Nobel Prize winner James Watson addresses bioethics class
Solitons may be the next wave in electronic circuits
Harvard advance brings optical mainstay to electronics
DEAS researcher takes turn training future African scientists
Moyer teaches environmental modeling mini-course
Sweeping changes in life sciences education approved
Plan will broaden degree options for undergrads
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