What the researchers did was give rats two substances found in foods: Omega-3 fatty acids, a kind of fat that the body can't make enough of on its own, and uridine, one of the building blocks of DNA, which promotes a cell's energy-making process.

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Trans fatty acids constitute up to 60 percent of the fat in processed foods containing hydrogenated fats.

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Certain probiotics can affect the production of bile acids, which in turn affect how much fat people absorb.

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Now the company plans to cut the trans-fatty acids in its fries by 48% and saturated fat by 16%.

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They believe that in some women plasma can stimulate fat cells and cause them to release excessive amounts of fatty acids and other toxic products triggering pre-eclampsia.

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