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Artificial Trans Fat Banned in Chain Restaurant in King County

...unty Board of Health on Thursday banned artificial trans fat and required nutrition labeling for menu items... of jurisdictions in the country to ban artificial trans fats in restaurant meals and becomes only the second to require nutrition labeling on menus. A nutri...

New York Bans Trans Fats in Restaurants

... York on Sunday became the first US city to banish trans fats from its restaurants, but the city is facing ...shionable Soho district, "Jerry's" diner abandoned trans fats a long time ago, said chef David Rotter. "The owner is really health-conscious, he cares abou...

Making Change: The Cost of Being Transgender

...ey, director of the Transgender Law Center. "Being trans affects their economic health and means unemployme...way from places like McDonald's if they're visibly trans -- the most basic workplaces and most basic jobs," said Ray Carannante, associate director of the Ge...

Very Soon You can Eat to Your Hearts Content

...rdless of the type of fatty acid in the diet, even trans fat, no atherosclerosis occurs if the ACAT2 enzyme isnt present. Our research in animals tells us that ACAT2 is a potential treatment target to protect people against heart disease," he added. As a part of the study groups of female mice with and w...

Campaign Against Trans Fat Gaining Fruit in US

...Applebees International is the latest to join the trans fat free club. It has announced that it has stop...ants for cooking, frying, and baking often contain trans fat, as do many margarines, shortening, and pre-fried foods, baked goods and snack foods. Applebee...

Food Preparation may Play a Bigger Role in Chronic Disease

...actor for heart disease and metabolic disorders as trans fats. This class of toxins, called advanced gly...ntake in the same way they would think about their trans fats and salt intake. They should be warned about their AGE levels the way they are about their chol...

Students of Texas A&M University Going Trans-Fat Free

...ide culinary changes- aimed at eliminating harmful trans fats and providing students and faculty with healt...not hydrogenated- the process that creates harmful trans fats-which have been shown to play a key role in the development of heart disease, diabetes and stro...

Higher Trans Fat Levels in Blood Associated With Elevated Risk of Heart Disease

Boston, MA -- High consumption of trans fat, found mainly in partially hydrogenated vegeta...provides the strongest association to date between trans fat and heart disease. It found that women in the U.S. with the highest levels of trans fat in their...

Australian Food Industry Plans to Phase Out Trans Fats

... come out with the decision to gradually phase out trans fats from their products//. The move follows simil...egulatory requirements. This would force levels of trans fats in foods ,to be spelled out on nutrition information panels. Trans-fats, made by dissolving h...

Simple Solutions to Postpartum Weight Retention

...ounds should add daily walks and limit TV time and trans fats, according to a new study by Harvard research... pregnancy-related weight. Women who consumed more trans fats — often found in shortenings, margarines, crackers and fried food — also proved more likely to ...

Spring is Time for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness

...it and green leafy vegetables; avoiding foods with trans fats; exercising and controlling your blood pressure and weight.” Other risk reducers include: ? The National Eye Institute’s (NEI) Age-Related Eye Disease Study found that high levels of antioxidants and zinc can reduce the risk of vision loss b...

Oleic-acid-rich Sunflowers Give Trans-fat Alternative - Study

...ts. Numerous studies in the literature show that trans fatty acids raise serum levels of LDL-cholesterol, reduce levels of HDL-cholesterol, can promote inflammation, can cause endothelial dysfunction, and influence other risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Source-Bio-Bio Technology...

Consuming Unhealthy Fats Increases Infertility Risk

Eating too much of unhealthy trans fats present in many fried foods may make women in...on-related fertility problems //tended to eat more trans fats than fertile women, reported the online edition of health Magazine WebMD. Trans fat is an art...

Exercise Both Brain and Brawn to Stay Fighting Fit

...ts and vegetables, carbohydrates and a diet low in trans fats. To stay mentally agile, the agency recommends solving crossword puzzles, or teaching, or even learning a new language. Physical exercise is also a must to keep factors that contribute to dementia like heart disease, stroke and diabetes at bay. ...

Cut the Trans-Fats

...studio to make all of its theme parks 100 per cent trans fat free by 2007. Food scientists have experimented for months to find trans- fat alternatives, holding blind taste tests with customers and using their feedback to create menus with more variety, including fruit juices and skim milk, according to ...

Trans Fat Ban: Watch Saturated Fats and Calories Too

...New York City passed a law to phase out the use of trans fat in restaurants. Other cities, including Boston...es Lichtenstein. “There is no biological need for trans fat and intake is associated with adverse health outcomes. However, the media attention on the trans...

Healthy Potato Chips: A Trans Fat Oil With Health Benefits

...e mouths of health-conscious consumers. Typically, trans fatty acids are bad for health, but// scientists a...ltural, Food and Life Sciences at the U of A, said trans fatty acids occur naturally in meat and dairy products, but in small amounts. Of greater health conc...

Are You Health-Conscious or Tongue- Conscious?

...ich are baked, margarines and salads which contain trans fat. Dr SK Bhargava, cardiologist said, "Health c... But the fact is that these products are rich in trans fat found in hydrogenated oil. If restaurants replace all sources of artificial Trans fat, the perce...

Ban On Trans Fats Comes Into Effect From July 1

...gs and other foods since long. Food prepared using trans fats is also believed to have a longer shelf life....erday to ban the use of huge amounts of artificial trans fats in restaurants and bakeries. Experts believe that eliminating trans fats will not change the ...

Ban Added Trans Fatty Acids

Food manufacturers should be banned from adding trans fatty acids to any food consumed in Australia, AMA... said today. // 'The AMA believes the addition of trans fatty acids to food should be phased out completely,' Dr Haikerwal said. 'In the meantime, any foo...

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