The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the less trans fat consumed, the better.
Most people say the new, non trans fat cooking oil is a good idea.
"Trans fat is a no brainer: We've known about it for 30 years, " she says.
He stomped on smokers, got calorie counts posted, banned trans fat and downsized soda.
KFC's a meaningless acronym that renounces flightless birds, the Bluegrass State, and trans fat.
The Indiana State Fair has become the first in the nation to ban trans fat cooking oil.
The BHF said it wants the listing of trans fat levels on food labels to be made compulsory.
It doesn't make sense to me that the trans fat ban is legal, and they struck this down.
Chewing the fat: McDonald's has said in the past that its French fries contain 6 grams of trans fat.
PepsiCo is not broadcasting the fact that its new line is trans fat-free.
Look at the label for the term "partially hydrogenated" to avoid trans fat.
The mayor has faced opposition for public health initiatives before, such as when he banned trans fat and called for reducing salt consumption.
So we're guessing that somebody's not going to be happy to find out that the trans fat content of those fries is actually higher.
In its own way, Indiana is following New York City and those fast-food chains that are attempting to phase out trans fat from cooking oils.
The burger giant corrected a labeling error Wednesday, acknowledging that the trans fat content of its large fries was one-third higher--8 grams rather than 6 grams.
The first part of the study, not surprisingly, concludes that calories, saturated fat, trans fat, and sodium should be included in any effective front-of-package label.
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Prior to that, the Golden Arches had been forced to acknowledge that the levels of trans fat in its fries was higher than originally thought.
An even bigger victory for Bloomberg is the fact that some chains including McDonalds have gone so far as to ban trans fat in their nationwide.
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Skip the saturated and trans fat and go for good fats found in flaxseed oils, olive oil, natural peanut butter, nuts and avocados, which are beneficial.
Still, while favorite fair confections will no longer be fried in trans fat, deep-fried candy bars and their ilk will continue to be packed with belly-expanding calories.
Trans fat chance: There's something about stepping into the air-conditioned domicile of fast-food joints like Wendy's International that incites a twinge in the consumer conscience about healthy eating.
Nutritional data for the Big Mac--560 calories and 1.5 grams of trans fat--and double cheeseburger--460 calories and 1.5 grams of trans fat--were accurate, but French fry data differed markedly.
The company says that its new blend of corn and soy oil, which it has developed over the last two years, has zero grams of trans fat per serving.
Of the types of fat saturated, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and trans fat saturated fat and trans fat increase the risk of coronary artery disease by raising blood cholesterol levels.
The meal would have to contain half a cup of fruit and three-fourths a cup of vegetables, and offer less than 640 milligrams of sodium and less than 0.5 milligrams of trans fat.
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"It is uncertain whether the testing lab goofed....But 2 grams of trans fat is quite a big difference, " a spokesman from a food and nutrition lobby group was quoted as saying in a media report.
It means the amount of trans fat in those menu items will be cut by some 95%, a major reduction in an unsaturated fatty acid that has been implicated in heart disease and clogged veins.
Even more desperate now that the Food and Drug Administration is expected, as early as this year, to require food makers to add artery-choking trans fat--found in dairy, meats, cookies and fried foods--to labels spelling out nutrition facts.
"In the same way New York City generated momentum for calorie labeling and for getting rid of artificial trans fat, we hope this move today will start a national movement to ratchet down out of control soda serving sizes, " Cronin said.
Despite public outcry, he pushed to regulate trans fat in food preparation in 2007, signed into law a ban on smoking in most public spaces in 2011, and last March prohibited sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces in certain venues.
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