In a simpler time, we were told to avoid foods that were high in fat. But then we learned that there are many different types of fats, including some, like olive oil, that are good for you. There ...

A long-awaited federal report on trans fat, a processed fat pervasive in cookies, crackers and fast food, finds there is no safe level and recommends that people eat as little of it as possible.

In 2019, the International Food and Beverage Alliance, representing several of the world’s largest food companies, committed to eliminating trans fat from their products by the end of 2023.

For many products, the only way to tell if a food has trans fats is by searching for their source—"partially hydrogenated oils"—in the ingredients list under the Nutrition Facts box.

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." ...

After years of research showing the harms of trans fat, the unhealthy substance has finally been banned as a food additive. But now that trans fat has been taken off the table, is there another ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 5,000 Americans a year die of heart disease because artificial trans fat is in the food supply "and another 15,000 will get heart ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS/CNN) — The World Health Organization aims to ban artificial trans fats in all foods by 2023. On Monday, the WHO launched an initiative called REPLACE that will provide guidance ...

Trans fat was the first man-made fat to become part of our food supply more than a century ago when a German scientist presented Procter & Gamble with ways to add hydrogen to cottonseed oil.

(CBS) Quick: Have you already exceeded the daily recommended limit for trans fat intake today? Answer: You probably have no idea. Although the snack you bought out of the machine may read "zero ...

Because trans fat flies under the radar, food labeled "low in saturated fat," "cholesterol-free" or "made with 100 percent vegetable oil" can have so much trans fat that consumers focused on heart ...