How bad and unhealthy are saturated fat and trans fat? Learn which foods are high in these fats and how much of each you should eat per day.

The Australian government announces the establishment of a National Collaboration on Trans Fats aimed at reducing the presence in trans fat food sold in Australia.

Examples of fatty acids.; trans Unsaturated (Example shown: Elaidic acid) cis Unsaturated (Example shown: Oleic acid) Saturated (Example shown: Stearic acid) Elaidic acid is the principal trans unsaturated fatty acid often found in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.

Nestl olic fi˛˝˙ at 1 Nestlé Policy on Trans Fat As the world’s leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness Company, Nestlé has always been committed to constantly improving both the nutritional benefits and taste of its food and beverage products.

NOTICE When we started this website in April 2003, trans fats were not even on the national radar screen. It was easy to maintain a trans fat website in those days, because so little was happening.

The intake of trans fats, which come mostly from junk food and products; saturated fat, mostly from dairy products and chicken; and cholesterol, coming mostly from eggs and chicken, should be as low as possible.

The FDA proposes to declare partially hydrogenated oils unsafe and to allow only a small amount of artificial trans fats in foods. The move portends future government actions regarding the food supply that will affect human health much more broadly.

Trans fat, or trans-unsaturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, are a type of unsaturated fat that occur in small amounts in nature, but became widely produced industrially from vegetable fats for use in margarine, snack food, packaged baked goods, and frying fast food starting in the 1950s.

Trans fat can make food taste good, last longer on grocery-store shelves, and more hazardous for your heart. Many food manufacturers and fast-food

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