How to cut down on trans fats if cooking from scratch isn't an option
Work is finished, and you're tired and hungry. Maybe you're rushing home or to daycare pickup.
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Lipids: News and Research on Trans Fatty Acids
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Which cooking oil is best? Asking how they're made could tell you more
Vegetable oils are everywhere, and almost everyone has an opinion about them. From clever marketing in supermarket aisles to headlines about deforestation, they have become both the heroes and villains of the modern diet. ...
Oct 18, 2025
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Processed fats in margarines and spreads show no harm to heart health
Two types of industrially processed hard fats, widely used in everyday foods such as bakery products, margarines and spreads, are unlikely to affect heart health when consumed in levels achievable in most people's diets.
Oct 17, 2025
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Walmart pledges to ditch several artificial colors and additives by 2027
Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, has announced a sweeping plan to remove synthetic food dyes and 30 other additives from its store brands sold in the U.S. by January 2027.
Oct 2, 2025
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Cooking garlic and onions at high heat can form trans fats, study finds
Trans-fatty acids (TFA) are a major cause of cardiovascular diseases. These harmful fats can accumulate along artery walls, restricting blood flow and increasing the risk of heart attacks. According to the World Health Organization ...
Dec 27, 2024
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Are seed oils really as harmful as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims?
RFK Jr., Donald Trump's pick to head the US Health and Human Services Department, wrote on X that Americans are being "unknowingly poisoned" by seed oils. He joins the growing list of people claiming that these oils are toxic. ...
Nov 26, 2024
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Cholesterol may not be the only lipid involved in trans fat-driven cardiovascular disease
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 attention to cholesterol ...
Nov 14, 2024
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Dietitian explains what you should know about processed, ultra-processed foods
Processed, and especially ultra-processed, foods have been blamed for the national rise in obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes.
Aug 1, 2024
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A historian explains the science and politics of nutrition facts labels
The Nutrition Facts label, that black and white information box found on nearly every packaged food product in the U.S. since 1994, has recently become an icon for consumer transparency.
Jul 17, 2024
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Targeting trans fat: Study of microwaveable popcorn weighs up tax versus ban
While some governments have imposed a tax on unhealthy ingredients in processed foods, others have opted for an outright ban. A recent study led by University of Massachusetts Amherst economists sheds new light on how these ...
Jul 11, 2024
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