It's a killer and it's in your food - so how do you spot trans fat and make sure you don't eat it? Reading labels is your only weapon in the fight against trans fat in your diet unless you find a trans fat free restaurant or supermarket you can trust.
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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.
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The war against harmful trans fat in food is hotting up. On September 26, 2006, 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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