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cardiovascular disease diet disease fats New Review of Controlled Trials Replacing Saturated fat with Industrial Seed Oils Readers Stanley and JBG just informed me of a new review paper by Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian and colleagues. Dr. Mozaffarian is one of the Ha... By apit nursing Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Comment
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