I often receive notes asking questions about dietary fats, like why is unsaturated fat healthier than saturated fat, and what is trans fat. Good questions, but to answer them I’ll have to first walk ...

Trans fat is a killer: Up to 500,000 people a year die worldwide from the consequences of eating it. Trans fat increases LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol, the compound that clogs arteries and causes heart ...

Trans fat is the unhealthiest fat because it lowers your good cholesterol and boosts bad cholesterol. If a food has less than 0.5 grams of trans fat, manufacturers can list it as 0 g on nutrition ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The artificial trans fats that once abounded in processed foods have become notorious for their undesirable effects on cholesterol levels. But a small clinical trial ...

Researchers modelled the impact of limiting industrially produced trans fat to less than two percent of total fats in the Kenyan food supply. Over the first ten years, the limit would cost the ...

Fast-food chain KFC says it is cutting trans fat from its fried chicken, and some other menu items. The company plans for the chicken in all of its restaurants to be free of trans fat by April 2007.

LOUISVILLE KY. —KFC broke new ground two weeks ago with TV spots focusing on its switch to frying oil containing zero grams of trans fats, but other chains so far appear content to promote their trans ...

Consuming biscuits with tea is a very common habit in our society. The first sip of tea in the morning is often accompanied by a biscuit, almost as an essential companion. However, nutritionists and ...