Fats are not inherently harmful. They are essential nutrients and modern nutrition science makes an important distinction: ...
Trans fats are unsaturated fatty acids. When a person eats trans fats it raises their bad low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. Trans fats also lower a person’s good high-density ...
For years, the phrase “trans fat” has carried a warning. Health experts have linked these fats to heart disease, prompting ...
Excess cholesterol is known to form artery-clogging plaques that can lead to stroke, arterial disease, heart attack, and more, making it the focus of many heart health campaigns. Fortunately, this ...
Research suggests that natural trans fats in dairy show no clear connection to heart disease or diabetes. Image credit: Oscar Wong/Getty Images Due to these risks, many countries, including the United ...
A 20th-century lab process called hydrogenation transformed liquid vegetable oils into stable fats. This innovation made ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized four countries – the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Norway, the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Singapore – for their exemplary efforts in ...
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 ...
In a new analysis, King’s College London scientist Sarah Berry revisits the butter or margarine debate for British households ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A high intake of trans fats could increase colon cancer risk, according to new research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. People who ate the most trans ...