FDA announces 3 year phase out of partially hydrogenated oils

Since trans-fats have had their GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status rescinded the FDA is taking the next step and require that partially hydrogenated oils (PHO) be removed from products within 3 years unless companies petition for their incorporation. The FDA takes step to remove artificial trans fats in processed foods This is good news. …

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A Lifelong Fight Against Trans Fats

From the New York Times: [Dr. Fred Kummerow] became a pioneer of trans-fat research, one of the first scientists to assert a link between heart disease and processed foods. It would be more than three decades before those findings were widely accepted. “Cholesterol has nothing to do with heart disease, except if it’s oxidized,” Dr. …

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Some research about margarine

According to the Nurses’ Health Study the single biggest dietary predictor of heart disease was consumption of margarine. Eating 4 teaspoons of margarine increased the risk of heart disease in women by 50% compared with those who ate margarine rarely. Trans-fats have been linked to increased risk of coronary heart disease and cancer. Margarine is extremely high …

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