For years, the phrase “trans fat” has carried a warning. Health experts have linked these fats to heart disease, prompting ...

Trans fats are unsaturated fatty acids. When a person eats trans fats it raises their bad low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. Trans fats also lower a person’s good high-density ...

New research suggests that dairy's naturally occurring trans fats likely have a different health impact than industrial trans ...

A 20th-century lab process called hydrogenation transformed liquid vegetable oils into stable fats. This innovation made ...

World Health Organization partners with Resolve to Save Lives to recognise countries working to remove industrially produced trans fat from their national food supplies. In recognition of their ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized four countries – the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Norway, the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Singapore – for their exemplary efforts in ...

In a new analysis, King’s College London scientist Sarah Berry revisits the butter or margarine debate for British households ...

Excess cholesterol is known to form artery-clogging plaques that can lead to stroke, arterial disease, heart attack, and more, making it the focus of many heart health campaigns. Fortunately, this ...

Health officials are exploring an outright ban on trans fatty acids in restaurants and new restrictions on the importing of trans-fat products into the island. The issue is being looked at after 2023 ...