Walkers Crisps Advertisements make Misleading Claims about Salt Content
...eral manager, Neil Campbell, said: "We reduced the saturated fat of Walkers crisps by 70 per cent and the salt content by 25 per cent earlier this year and felt that it was important to communicate these changes to enable people to make informed choices about our products." ASA, however has found nothing wro...High-Fat, Copper-Rich Diets Associated with Increased Rates of Cognitive Decline
Among older adults whose diets are high in saturated and trans fats, a high intake of copper may be ass...es have also linked fat intake, especially that of saturated and trans fats, to Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of cognitive difficulties, according to backg...Is Enriched-Butter Better for Asthma?
... higher incidence of asthma and low consumption of saturated fat. Additional trials conducted on rats showed that butter containing certain fatty acids was able to effectively bring down the inflammation in the lungs. To gather more insight into how dairy products could offer cures for allergies, the univer...Gene variants hold clues about vulnerability to cardiovascular disease
...aviors, such as smoking or consuming foods high in saturated fats, that are known to play a role in promoting heart disease, the scientists said. The team reports its findings in the August 2006 issue of Public Library of Science (PLoS) Genetics. The research was sponsored by the National Institutes of Healt...Three-Part Program To Lower Cholesterol
...klet explains, following a TLC diet means reducing saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol in order to lower ...mplement TLC and reach your goal. To help reduce saturated fat, trans fat, and dietary cholesterol, the guide offers tips on choosing and preparing low fat mea...A Serving of Exercise After That Saturated Fat
...sh browns. It included 48 grams of fat (16.5 grams saturated fat and 4.5 grams trans fat), 33 grams protein, 91 grams carbohydrates, 280 milligrams of cholesterol and 2,220 milligrams of sodium. The low-fat meal included cereal with skim milk and orange juice and amounted to 945 calories. It included no fat, 5...Kids From Low-Income Groups Could Enhance Their Nutrition By Choosing Better After School Snacks
...hest risk of obesity — consume more fruit and less saturated fat, said lead author Diana Cassady, an assistant ... by 83 percent, reduced their daily consumption of saturated fat by 42 percent and cut their overall calorie intake by 7 percent. An unintended consequence was...Hormone Could Be Answer To Atkins' Diet Success
...dical person is going to tell you to have all that saturated fat in your diet and no carbohydrates," Batterham said of Atkins' diet. But she added that more studies needed to be done before making any sure recommendations. The study is published in the journal Cell Metabolism. RAS...Americans Deficient In Dietary Intake Of Choline Needed for Fetal Brain Development
...urces of the nutrient, which has no cholesterol or saturated fat. The researchers had explained that they faced difficulty in accurately estimating the per capita choline intake, as the food composition database was only recently made available to the research community. The researchers explained in their re......ily habit. "The average British diet contains more saturated fat than the average Japanese diet, and our levels of heart disease are relatively high compared to many other countries in the world. "It is questionable whether drinking the same amount of green tea a day in the UK would have a significant impact o...Weight Loss Healthier with a Diet of Whole Grain Cereals
...up using whole-grain cereals had a lower intake of saturated fat and high intake of fiber, magnesium and vitamin B-6 which indicated that the use of high-fiber whole grain cereals delivers a better profile of nutrients. Another finding was a common deficiency in calcium and vitamin E among all three groups wh...Eating Soy Protein Helps Control Cholesterol
... blood cholesterol levels. Replacing foods high in saturated fat, trans-saturated fat and cholesterol with soy foods, such as tofu or soy milk, should be beneficial to cardiovascular health. Kristi Reynolds, assistant professor of epidemiology at the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and ...Mustard Oil can Reduce the Risk of Heart Diseases
...lthiest edible oils as it has the lowest amount of saturated fatty acids and a high amount of monounsaturated a...an olive oil because it has no trans-fats, has low saturated fats, high mono-unsaturated fats, high polyunsaturated fatty acids such as omega-3 and stability at ...The interplay of genes, diet and heart disease
...by lowering cholesterol levels if used in place of saturated fats that are mostly found in animal sources." O...rmation on several types of dietary fat, including saturated fat and monounsaturated fat, the interactions between diet and APOA5 were seen only with PUFAs, "add...Clinton’s Nutrition Deal Cuts Junk Food on School Menu
...ir calories from fat and more than 10 percent from saturated fat. There will be a limit of 35 percent for sugar content by weight. This would translate into a ban on the regular-sized Snickers bar for students in participating schools, because 130 of its 280 calories come from fat, and contains 30 grams of s...Walnuts May Help Fight Fat and Keep Arteries Supple
... oxidation in arteries triggered by a meal rich in saturated fat , its walnuts which help preserve the blood vessels' elasticity owing to the presence of alpha-linolenic acid which is akin having the same chemical structure as the omega-3 fatty acids proven to be extremely beneficial in helping to raise leve...Disney becomes ‘Food conscious
...rees and side dishes, 35% on snacks. The limit for saturated fat will be at 10% of calories for main dishes, side dishes and snacks, and restrict sugar to 10% of calories for main dishes and side dishes, and 25% of calories for snacks. In the mean time, French fries and soft drinks in the kid’s meal at Disn...Fast food giant KFC to switch to trans fat free menus
...ids which may be polyunsaturated, monounsaturated, saturated and trans fatty acids. TFA's form when liquid oil ... is potentially more dangerous than a diet high on saturated fats. Studies show that intake of about five grams of trans fats daily for many years at a stretch ...Cereal Bars Slammed for More Sugar Than Sweet Snacks
...Milk Bar were found to have the highest content of saturated fat of 2.1g of saturate per bar which is more than...high in sugar and more than half were also high in saturated fat. "These findings are worrying given the recent Government report which showed obesity in the UK......s are under exceeding pressure to reduce the salt, saturated fat and sugar from their products to get approved by the Heart foundation. KL...