Trans fat is considered by many doctors to be the worst type of fat you can eat. Unlike other dietary fats, trans fat—also called trans-fatty acids—both raises your LDL ("bad") cholesterol and lowers ...

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of American women and men — and has been for over 100 years. In fact, cardiovascular diseases are the top cause of adult deaths everywhere, responsible for 1 in 3 ...

WASHINGTON — You may not even know you are eating them, but trans fats will soon be mostly gone from your food. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will require food companies to phase ...

Artificial trans fat is about to become much more scarce in the U.S. food supply now that the Food and Drug Administration has determined that its main source, partially hydrogenated oils, are not ...

I think it was while living in Montana as a child that my brother and I took to spreading peanut butter on our pancakes, if not margarine on our toast. nnYou see, our mother refused to feed me and my ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – American companies now have a deadline of when they have to completely cut trans fats out of food. Tuesday, the FDA said trans fats should be out of the American diet in three ...

Understanding good vs bad fats for a healthier, balanced diet.

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Before your next long run, you might fuel up by toasting a few frozen waffles. You might also pack an energy bar if you're going especially far. Along with all those energizing carbs, you figure ...

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 ...

Fat, fat, fat! Would all of our weight loss problems be solved if we just eliminated fat from our diets? Unfortunately, it's not that simple. We actually need fats -- can't live without them, in fact.