The food industry favoured them for decades as they extend shelf life, improve texture, withstand high frying temperatures, ...

During recent Web chats, two Lean Plate Club members reported scrutinizing the nutrition labels of what they considered to be healthful foods only to discover an undesirable ingredient: partially ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For women with heart disease, eating too many artery-clogging trans fats may increase their risk of dying suddenly from cardiac arrest, a new study suggests. Trans fats, ...

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 ...

THUMBNAIL: Nutrition Matters You've probably heard that McDonald's is making the transition to a more healthful oil, specifically one that contains less trans fat. While you might think for a moment ...

News AssistantNutritional labels in Virginia Tech dining halls will continue to show consumers the facts about their food selections ? just not all of them.A Food and Drug Administration nutritional ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Trans fatty acids, the much maligned 'solid' fats implicated as artery-clogging contributors to cardiovascular disease, may also increase the risk of fetal death during ...

Experts have established a link between trans fatty acids in food products and most terminal diseases among Nigerians, especially young people. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja after a one-day ...

WASHINGTON — Heart-clogging trans fats were once a staple of the American diet, plentiful in baked goods, microwave popcorn and fried foods. Now, mindful of the health risks, the Food and Drug ...

Our brains are high energy, fatty powerhouses of sparking neurons and amazing thought. In order for them to work properly, brains need the right sort of vitamins, minerals, and the right sort of fat.