She explains that most of us are getting small amounts of naturally occurring trans fat from animal products—and if we choose lean versions of these foods, the amount of trans fat is minimal.

Artificial trans fat can clog your arteries. And it can hide in foods like these-- baked goods such as cookies, cake, and crackers, popular snacks like popcorn and potato chips, fried food usually ...

Assess and monitor trans fats content in the food supply and changes in trans-fat consumption in the population. Create awareness of the negative health impact of trans fats among policy makers ...

Current status and future implications for therapeutic use. Obes Rev. 2022;23(10):e13498. doi:10.1111/obr.13498 Food and Drug Administration. Trans fat.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 5,000 Americans a year die of heart disease because artificial trans fat is in the food supply, “and another 15,000 will get heart ...

What are you supposed to do? For starters, lower the amounts of saturated and trans fats in your daily diet. You can do it by choosing reduced-fat foods, like lower-fat dairy and leaner cuts of beef.

Looking at nutrition labels can be confusing, as foods with high amounts of total fat won’t necessarily make you fat. Saturated fat and trans fat are two artery-clogging types that you should ...

Jamaica is a step closer to developing policy to eliminate trans-fatty acids or trans-fats from the local food system. The ...

Trans fats have been linked to cancer risk and heart diseases. In eliminating artificial trans fats from SKMC’s food services, SKMC is taking the lead in an important health issue that was ...

In the past few years most western countries have introduced legal limits on the trans fat content permitted in processed foods. Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox! We'll also keep ...