Trans Fat

Surprising Facts About Fat In Foods

Susan B. Dopart, M.S., R.D., C.D.E. | Posted 04.21.2012

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Susan B. Dopart, M.S., R.D., C.D.E.

Maligned for decades, the message from many health organizations has been the same: reduce or cut the fat. However, the idea of fat as universally "bad" simply isn't true.

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Trans Fat: Hiding In Plain Sight

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 03.12.2012

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Michael F. Jacobson

The Center for Science in the Public Interest has asked the Food and Drug Administration to get rid of partially hydrogenated oil altogether. In the meantime, avoid products like these.

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Are You Eating Fake Mashed Potatoes?

Hemi Weingarten | Posted 11.17.2011

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Hemi Weingarten

A friend recently related a story how she was utterly shocked when, at age 19, for the first time in her life, she realized that mashed potatoes don't come from a box.

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Has the Ban on Trans Fats Made Foods Healthier?

Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Joanna Dolgoff, M.D.

It may seem obvious that banning trans fats would make foods healthier, but initially, I did not think it would be so.

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Report: Trans Fat Limits Lead To Healthier Foods

AP | ALICIA CHANG | Posted 11.17.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Holy fish sticks! Scientists finally have some good news about fat in our foods. Contrary to fears, most food manufacturers and r...

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Cutting The Fat From School Lunches (AUDIO)

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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A child can't grow on tater tots alone, says the National Academy of Science's Institute of Medicine. A new report by the IOM recommends that America'...

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Does the World Need Pop-Tarts?

Hemi Weingarten | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hemi Weingarten

To this day, Pop-Tarts account for 80% of the "toaster-pastry" segment. Great, right? I beg to differ. Pop-Tarts are an unfortunate tradition that needs to be stopped. Immediately.

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Trans Fat: Public Enemy #1

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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Joel Schwartzberg

Trans fats lurk in cookies, crackers, pizza dough, fried foods, donuts... hell, let's just say if it tastes great and you feel guilty eating it, it could have trans fat written all over it (in grease pen, natch).

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