Banning Trans Fat in Processed Foods but Not Animal Fat
After the trans fat oil ban, the only remaining major sources of trans fat will be from meat and dairy.
All Videos for Hydrogenated Fats
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Controversy Over the Trans Fat Ban
The food industry fought tooth and nail to retain partially hydrogenated oils, even though they were killing 50,000 Americans a year.
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Lipotoxicity: How Saturated Fat Raises Blood Sugar
The reason those eating plant-based diets have less fat buildup in their muscle cells and less insulin resistance may be because saturated fats appear to impair blood sugar control the most.
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Tricks to Get Kids to Eat Healthier at School
Interventions to improve child nutrition at school have included everything from reducing cookie size, adding fruit to classroom cupcake celebrations, and giving vegetables attractive names, to more comprehensive strategies such as “veggiecation” curricula, and transforming school cafeterias.
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Trans Fat in Meat & Dairy
About half of America’s trans fat intake now comes from animal products.
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Blocking the First Step of Heart Disease
By preventing the buildup of cholesterol in our bloodstream, we can prevent atherosclerosis in our coronary arteries—the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This involves increasing our intake of fiber-containing plant foods, and decreasing our intake of trans fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol found in junk food and animal products.
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Good, Great, Bad, & Killer Fats
Avoiding trans fats doesn’t just mean staying away from junk food.
