Some evidence suggests that the effects of trans fats may be worse than saturated fats.
Murdock eats only fruits, vegetables and fish, exercises regularly and shuns saturated fats and sugar.
Both saturated fats and trans fats, hidden in many processed foods, tend to be solid at room temperature.
The Danish government has said it intends to abolish a tax on foods which are high in saturated fats.
Saturated fats too, the body triggers FGF-21 that blocks IGF-1 when the body burns fats to slow down the metabolism.
One of the first products, DuPont's high-oleic soyabean, which yields an oil lower in artery-clogging saturated fats, is now awaiting regulatory approval in Europe.
We need a health policy for the country that eliminates trans fats, labels all saturated fats and encourages people to have a minimal level of exercise.
They became popular in the late 1980s because they increased shelf life and were, supposedly, a healthier alternative to traditional cholesterol-raising saturated fats, such as beef tallow.
Saturated fats are the most dangerous ones, she says, and whether they know it or not, most Americans have benefited from less of this type of fat in food.
Once convened, the group identified qualifying criteria for products in 19 food and beverage categories, with the goal of promoting items low in trans and saturated fats, cholesterol, added sugars and sodium.
Dr Wijga said it would be wrong at this stage to recommend young child eat a diet high in saturated fats, as there was significant evidence that this was bad for cardiovascular health.
Americans have spent the last few years mopping crusts of bread in extra virgin olive oil, proud to have replaced the saturated fats in butter with the supposedly healthier monounsaturated fats in olive oil.
The total calorie count will stay the same, but the company hopes that by reducing saturated fats created in processing vegetable oil for cooking, it will be doing its part to fight heart disease.
We do need some fat -- it transports fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K), carries flavors and helps you feel satisfied after eating -- but look for monounsaturated and omega-3 types and avoid saturated and trans fats.
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Changes include ensuring kids are offered and served more fruits, vegetables and whole grains and less sodium, saturated fat and trans fats.
"Some chocolate bars are high in saturated fat or partially hydrogenated fats - trans fats - which may increase inflammation, possibly contributing to inflammatory acne, " she says, adding that this theory has not yet been proved.
Dr. BARBARA HOWARD (Epidemiologist): They weren't told, well, try to cut the saturated fat, replace it with the good fats, with the polys (sic).
Skip the saturated and trans fat and go for good fats found in flaxseed oils, olive oil, natural peanut butter, nuts and avocados, which are beneficial.
It contains heart-healthy unsaturated fats, including linoleic acid, and is low in artery-clogging saturated fat.
The makers of Nutella respectfully disagree, noting that the product has less saturated fat than butter and is not produced in the same way as, say, trans fats, which have been banned in many parts of the world (like New York).
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