Trans fat - the anonymous killer
October 12, 2006 by Eileen Gravelle
Filed under Trans fat
If you thought saturated fat was bad you may be surprised to know trans fat is worse - much worse. And what’s more you are likely to be eating it every day.
New York City and trans fat
October 12, 2006 by Eileen Gravelle
Filed under Trans fat
The war against harmful trans fat in food got hotter when the New York City Health Department became the first in the country to propose a partial ban on the use of trans fat in restaurant food.
Under a proposal offered for public comment, New York City restaurants would be given six months to switch to using oils, margarines and shortening with less than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving.
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