WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Two Purdue University researchers have developed a hydrogenation process that could solidify soybean oil for food processing without creating trans fats, which have been linked ...

Confusion often arises in conversations about dietary fat. There are many, e.g., polyunsaturated, monounsaturated, and saturated fats, cis and trans fats, short, medium, and long chain fatty acids, ...

As the debate over trans fats continues, a growing number of restaurants are joining the ranks of Jason’s Deli, Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonald’s, Starbuck’s, and Taco Bell in deciding to rid their ...

With the US Food and Drug Administration announcing mandatory labelling of trans fatty acids from January 2006, the issue of their effect on health is in the public eye as never before. The USFDA ...

With a growing number of chains electing to change their frying oils to jettison trans fats, the impression among health-conscious consumers might be that heart-threatening dietary risks are becoming ...

It’s just one little line added to those inscrutable nutritional labels, but the tiny change has sent tremors through the food industry–and may soon be felt in your pantry. Even if you’ve never heard ...

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Unlike other dietary fats, trans fats raise “bad” cholesterol and also lower “good” cholesterol in the blood. “A diet laden with trans fats increases the risk of heart disease, the leading killer of ...

World Health Organization partners with Resolve to Save Lives to recognise countries working to remove industrially produced trans fat from their national food supplies. In recognition of their ...

Trans fat is the unhealthiest fat because it lowers your good cholesterol and boosts bad cholesterol. If a food has less than 0.5 grams of trans fat, manufacturers can list it as 0 g on nutrition ...