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Trans fat can make food tasty, but it's bad for your heart. Here's what you need to know about 8 popular types of food that may have hidden trans fat.
Food makers once used artificial trans fats to enhance the flavor, texture, and shelf life of processed foods. You might have seen those trans fats listed as "partially hydrogenated oils." ...
Are trans fats banned? In 2015, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) came out with a new position statement regarding partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs)—the major source of artificial trans ...
Diet plays a key role when it comes to our health and can be instrumental in keeping blood pressure under control - but what ...
May be it’s time to put brakes on your processed foods consumption, to avoid certain cancers, diabetes and heart diseases.
Health Ministry mandates calorie count warnings on popular Indian snacks to combat rising lifestyle diseases nationwide.
In a first-of-its-kind move, the Health Ministry is rolling out visual health warnings for high-fat and high-sugar foods like ...
Eating even modest amounts of ultra-processed foods may significantly increase the risk of developing serious chronic ...
Artificial trans fat gives food a longer shelf life but is thought to be unhealthy, linked to heart problems and death.
“Habitual consumption of even small amounts of processed meat, sugary drinks, and trans fatty acids is linked to increased ...
A study showed that low but regular intake of processed meat, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), and trans fatty acids (TFAs) ...