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Delicious Living January 2005 Sharon Palmer |
What's Wrong with Trans Fats? Ubiquitous in processed foods, trans fats increase heart-disease risk and may contribute to diabetes, stroke, and cancer. Here are major sources and how to recognize it on labels. |
Science News April 10, 2004 Edna Francisco |
Stronger Proof That Trans Fats Are Bad A new study examining body fat adds weight to evidence that trans fats are associated with heart problems. |
Science News July 19, 2003 Janet Raloff |
No Hiding Most Trans Fats Under new FDA rules that take effect in 2006, manufacturers and bakers will have to identify trans fats wherever they occur in amounts of 0.5 gram or more. |
Food Processing June 2005 Kantha Shelke |
Fear and loathing over trans fats The end of the year brings the next big nutritional milestone: a required declaration of trans fatty acids for all food products that contain them. Processors are diligently searching a range of options for substitutes that will replace the functionality of trans fatty acids. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter June 1999 Margo Wootan |
Special Feature - Trans Fat Here's a guide to dodging the trans fat that restaurants throw at you. The numbers come from our analyses of typical restaurant foods over the last five years... |
Food Processing February 2007 Kathryn Trim |
Transcending trans fats A year after the labeling deadline, we look at what processors used to replace trans fats, including canola and sunflower oils and trait-enhanced soybeans. |
Food Processing August 2005 Mike Pehanich |
Trans-Fat Transitions The food industry has been working hard to replace trans fat in packaged products before new federal regulations require the addition of trans fat content on the nutrition facts panels in January 2006. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter December 2001 Jane Hurley |
Better Than Butter? Supermarket shelves now offer dozens of margarines (they're called spreads if they're less than 80 percent oil) that are low in artery-clogging saturated and trans fats. Here's how to find them... |
Prepared Foods August 2007 Elizabeth Mannie |
A Fat-finding Mission Fats and oil suppliers are striving to present nutritional fats that provide the functionality and benefits required by formulators. |
AskMen.com Sabrina Rogers |
Q&A: Too Much Tuna, Sodium & More What's the deal with trans fats? Why is sodium so bad for you? Can you eat too much tuna? What the heck are nitrates? Read answers to these burning questions and more. |
Food Processing February 2006 Kantha Shelke |
Trans fats: Just under the deadline Here's how several processors removed trans fats before the Jan. 1 labeling deadline. |
Food Processing November 2009 Diane Toops |
Soybean, Canola Pace Specialty Oils A little fat plays an essential role in a healthy diet - as long as it doesn't end up on our thighs. |
Reactive Reports Issue 56 David Bradley |
The Weighty Issue of Fat Spread the word: trans fats make you fat. |
Food Processing March 2007 David Joy |
Regulatory Issues: Trans fat tipping point For better or for worse, there seems to be no real, ongoing scientific debate about whether trans fats are truly dangerous. |
AskMen.com Phil Franklin |
Unhealthy Ingredients On Food Labels You've probably heard this advice before: Read the nutritional labels on food before you buy it. With the obesity rate now double what it was in 1980, that advice is all the more relevant today. |
Prepared Foods September 1, 2005 |
Finding Trans Fat Unexpected Analytical Results Occur as More Than Hydrogenated Oils Contribute Trans Fats.... What Are Trans Fats?... More Than Trans Fat-Free... Blend Back to the Future... |
Science News December 16, 2006 Janet Raloff |
Trans Fats Are Bad, Aren't They? As New York moves to ban trans fats from fried and baked restaurant fare, little attention has been given to the potentially beneficial trans fats in dairy products and meats. |
Prepared Foods February 2, 2007 Barbara T. Nessinger |
The Case for Fats and Oils Even as the food industry looks to eliminate trans fats, the functions of all fats and oils, including those of trans fats, need to be remembered. |
AskMen.com Shannon Clark |
Oil Varieties And Nutrition We've put together a guide to different types of cooking oils and the nutritional value of each. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter April 2002 Michael F. Jacobson |
FDA Fiddles, While Americans Die You won't see the word "trans" -- meaning heart-damaging trans fat -- on most Nutrition Facts labels any sooner than 2007. Knowing that the delay means 2,000 to 5,000 deaths each year doesn't seem to bother the food industry or the government one whit... |
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003 Anne Tergesen |
The Fine Art of Finding the Fat Trans-fats won't be listed on all food items till 2006. Here's how to spot them now. |
American Family Physician April 15, 2003 |
Coronary Artery Disease: How Your Diet Can Help What is coronary artery disease?... What is cholesterol?... How does lowering LDL cholesterol help?... What foods should I add to my diet?... |
Prepared Foods January 2008 |
Functional Benefits of Trans and Saturated Fats Trans and saturated fats possess functional properties that make them key components in traditional formulas. |
Food Processing March 2008 |
Trans fat solutions continue to evolve The trans fat disclosure ruling of 2006 continues to challenge processors, but oil alternatives are getting better all the time. |
Food Processing October 2005 |
From the Bench: Fat replacers Five fat replacers that can help processors achieve their formulation fantasies. |
Food Processing May 2009 |
Ingredient Round Up: Fats and Oils Fats and oils from different suppliers and vendors to the industry are outlined. |
AskMen.com Joshua Levine |
Prevent A Heart Attack: Part II Yes -- you can lower your chances of getting heart disease by choosing your foods more wisely. |
Science News February 10, 2007 Ben Harder |
A Trans Fat Substitute Might Have Health Risks Too A controversial trial of a chemically modified fat called an interesterified fat suggests that it is more harmful than is a partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. |
AskMen.com Simon McNeil |
Lose The Fat Generally, fat consumption is the most important component that needs monitoring in a diet designed for weight loss. But many say that the amount of calories is the most important measurement. The truth is, the ideal is to monitor both. Here are some guidelines. |
Food Processing May 2007 |
Ingredient Round-Up: Fats & Oils May's Ingredient Round-Up features fats and oils, including trans fats and butter replacements, refined soybean oil, stable canola and tea oil. |
Food Processing August 2010 Diane Toops |
Toops Scoops: Cargill builds a sustainable supply chain for its oils How do you turn wellness trends into reality? It comes down to the mystery of the black box -- problem-based situations that offer a hypothetical mystery and need to be solved. |
Prepared Foods December 12, 2006 William A. Roberts, Jr. |
Editorial Views: Trans-formations Within three years, the FDA estimates, food labels promoting 0g of trans fat could help prevent up to 1,200 cases of heart disease and as many as 500 deaths a year. Is it time for foodservice to fall in line? |
AskMen.com Shannon Clark |
Cholesterol Lowering Diets If you want a healthy system, it's worth taking the time to understand cholesterol-lowering diets. |
American Family Physician January 15, 2006 |
Keeping Your Heart Healthy Through Good Nutrition and Exercise An informative patient guide offering healthy food choices along with foods to avoid in the various food groups as well as exercise recommendations. |
AskMen.com June 20, 2002 Sebastien Stefanov |
Can Fat Be Healthy? Fat doesn't just fall under one simple category; it is comprised of three main groups -- monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and saturated -- each with its advantages and disadvantages. To solve the mystery that is fat, let's examine each category one by one. |
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Alyce Lomax |
Healthier Fried Chicken at KFC? With the furor over trans fats, nobody is likely to be surprised that Yum! Brands' KFC has added its name to the list of restaurants stripping trans fats out of its menu items. |
Food Processing November 2011 Mark Anthony |
Consumers Seeking Oils With Health Benefits After decades of avoiding fat content in foods, consumers now actively seek specific oils closely associated with health benefits. |
Prepared Foods January 1, 2006 |
Fats, Oils and Omega-3s Overview of fats and oils used in foods... Low-linolenic soybean oil: a new and healthy option... Formulating dairy products with Omega-3 fatty acids... Benefits of a structured lipid... Omega-3 stability... |
Food Processing October 2009 |
Ingredients Round Up: Fat Replacers High-oleic canola, nonhydrogenated all-purpose shortening, and other fat replacers. |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2006 Brian Gorman |
KFC's Trans-Fat Troubles Amid growing negative publicity, can the Colonel afford to resist reducing trans-fatty meals? |
Prepared Foods March 7, 2007 |
Praising Trans Fats Distorting food issues can lead to bad food policy or consumers making poor choices. |
Health June 2005 Lia Huber |
5 Diet Myths Debunked You watch the sweets and never super-size. But you still may be falling prey to some common diet myths. Here's how you can outwit them. |
The Motley Fool December 12, 2005 Brian Gorman |
Kellogg's Trans-Fat Tradeoff Kellogg's use of a new soybean oil could constrain its ability to sell overseas due to European mistrust of genetically modified products. Investors, take note. |
Food Processing May 2006 |
Ingredient Round-Up: Fats and oils This showcase offers 14 lipid products to sample and savor; 14 ways to add function and flavor. |
Prepared Foods February 4, 2006 Marcia A. Wade |
Loose Lipids While every oil has its "strengths and weaknesses," what matters most is how a particular type of oil affects the Nutrition Facts panel. |
Nutra Solutions March 15, 2006 Marcia A. Wade |
Fat Overboard At one point in time, a daily tablespoon of cod liver oil was considered the cure-all for many ailments. Now research is showing that the benefits of many kinds of fats and oils are spilling over everywhere. |
American Family Physician June 15, 2004 |
Metabolic Syndrome: What Is It and What Can I Do About It? Metabolic syndrome (sometimes called syndrome X) is a group of risk factors for heart disease. |
The Motley Fool January 3, 2007 Alyce Lomax |
Starbucks Slims It Down The coffee purveyor has removed trans fats from its goods in half of its U.S. stores. Starbucks shareholders should be glad the company is addressing what could have been an increasingly sticky situation for public opinion and, of course, sales. |
Prepared Foods December 1, 2005 |
The Thin Line Mainstream-media publicity is driving consumer's soy awareness... The good and bad of trans-fat hydrogenation... |
Food Processing April 2013 David Phillips |
Awaiting the Next Generation of Fats and Oils As suppliers and processors end their dash away from hydrogenated products, palm oil and fractions are the fats du jour. |