SAfrica to limit trans fats as heart disease rises

South Africa's health department says it will draft regulations aimed at reducing the trans fats South Africans consume.

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California bans restaurants from using trans fats

California on Friday became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food, following several cities and major fast-food chains in erasing the notorious artery-clogger from menus.

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Dunkin' Donuts Dumping Most Trans Fats

Dunkin' Donuts, the food-on-the-go chain whose name celebrates a treat that's symbolic of unhealthy eating, is trying to refresh its image by largely eliminating trans fat across its menu.

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The Skinny on Trans Fats

Facts about trans fats, or trans fatty acids:

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Starbucks to Drop Trans Fats From Items

Barb French has three good reasons to be happy Starbucks is banning artery-clogging trans fats from its food: her own health and the health of her two young daughters.

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Registered Dieticain Chrissy Barth says trans fats are the worst types of fats. "I think anything artificial, especially in large quantities, is poison to our bodies," Barth says.

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Good news! If you want fries with that, the drive-thru won't be a disappointment even without the trans fats. Consumer Reports magazine tested french fries and found they taste about the same as they always did.

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t's a little scary when the government steps in to ban restaurants from cooking with an ingredient still found in foods sold at the grocery store.

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The AMA is taking a stronger stance regarding trans-fats. Previously recommending only recommending that people try to reduce their consumption of trans-fats, they are now supporting legislation that would ban the use of trans-fats in restaurants and bakeries nationwide.

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Contrary to popular opinion, not all trans fats are bad for you.

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Hershey's has switched to less expensive ingredients in several of its products. In particular, cocoa butter - the ingredient famous for giving chocolate its creamy, melt-in-your-mouth texture - has been replaced with vegetable oil.

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Hershey's has switched to less expensive ingredients in several of its products. In particular, cocoa butter - the ingredient famous for giving chocolate its creamy, melt-in-your-mouth texture - has been replaced with vegetable oil.

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Instead of humdrum lunch-box snacks, why not send your kids to school with tasty and healthy treats? Epicurious selects some of the healthiest prepackaged snacks, all taste-tested by the ultimate authorities: kids aged 3 to 16.

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Trans-fats are becoming the big No-No !

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The regulatory body that sets food standards in Australia says there is no need at this stage to ban food outlets from selling food that has trans fats added to it.

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It is of course right and proper to question all new theories, especially if they involve conspiracy, which by definition includes something illegal.

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Trans fats, also known as hydrogenated oils, are vegetable oils that have had hydrogen atoms added to them in order to increase their shelf life.

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Government agencies have outlawed these forbidden foods, but epicures love them. Here's what restaurateurs and other business owners around the U.S.

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Sugar Sugar is an ADHD child's downfall because it robs your body of vitamins, minerals, and enzymes and increases hyperactivity by preventing blood sugar levels from remaining stable.

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Many so-called healthy fast food menu items, upon closer inspection, do not live up to the health hype. Most of the meat from any of the major chains has anything but a simple ingredients list.

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Could Dunkin' Donuts be getting a healthier image? The doughnut chain is announcing that its menu will be "zero grams trans fat" by mid-October in all of its U.S. restaurants.

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The deep-fried Combo Plate may be a little more healthful this year at the Great Indiana State Fair.

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The deep-fried Combo Plate may be a little more healthful this year at the Great Indiana State Fair.

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Are Trans Fats the Worst Fats?

Now we all know that trans fats are harmful to us. But I always wonder if that stuff is bad, then why manufacturer's continue to use them in foods.

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Rarely do documents making their way through federal agencies cause chocolate lovers to totally melt down. Then came Appendix C.

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Trans fats = #1 ingredient to AVOID

Trans fats = #1 ingredient to AVOID I'm sure you've heard about these nasty little partially hydrogenated oils. (Sometimes listed as hydrogenated oil.) They are linked to: Heart Disease = nearly twice as likely to occur! Cancer Aging Acne

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A question of 'catch up'?

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Women who want to get pregnant may want to stay away from fast food French fries not just to avoid putting on some extra pounds, a new study shows.

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Is there any doubt that the infantilization of adults is one of the defining characteristics of contemporary politics?

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NEW YORK (AP) -- When some KFC restaurants secretly switched to frying oil free of trans fats, customers didn't notice. Attempts to rid the chain's popular biscuits of a shortening filled with the artery-clogging substance did not go as smoothly.

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