PepsiCo is not broadcasting the fact that its new line is free of trans fats.
And the company has promised to use (slightly) more healthful oils, eliminating artery-clogging trans fats.
Some evidence suggests that the effects of trans fats may be worse than saturated fats.
In 2005, he initiated the ban of trans fats at all restaurants with the city limits.
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Julian Hunt of the FDF said many companies had "dramatically" cut trans fats over the past two years.
Both saturated fats and trans fats, hidden in many processed foods, tend to be solid at room temperature.
Like we have corn syrup, we have trans fats, and all that food -- those things are illegal in Europe.
The Food Standards Agency said it had no plans to take further action to persuade companies to reduce the use of trans fats.
The desserts are pretty good for you: Every item in the bakery is free of artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, preservatives, and trans fats.
Smoking in public places, trans fats, salt, and now sugar have all fallen victim to various bans since Bloomberg has been in office.
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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.
Of those, 11 companies came back with details while the other nine either had no trans fats in their products or did not release details.
The elimination of industrially added trans fats in Great Value products.
Others include banning trans fats from restaurant meals, forcing chain eateries to post calorie counts on menus and limiting the size of some sugary drinks.
Rocco Papalia, senior vice president of technology for Frito-Lay, tracks dietary trends, like the backlash against trans fats, that may change the way people eat snacks.
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.
Under the mayor, the city has banned trans fats from restaurants, smoking from parks, and has placed graphic ads targeting junk food and tobacco in public transit.
The NIH is currently paying Rudel to see exactly what kind of damage man-made trans fats, found in fries and Krispy Kremes, can do to monkey arteries.
Rocco Papalia , senior vice president of technology for Frito-Lay, tracks dietary trends, like the backlash against trans fats, that may impact the way people eat snacks.
On his watch, the city has compelled chain restaurants to post calorie counts, barred artificial trans fats in restaurant food and prodded food manufacturers to use less salt.
If suddenly trans fats were declared to be a healthful food additive that helped prevent cancer, the price of french fries would soar until potato production was ramped up.
During Bloomberg's 11-year tenure, the city also has made chain restaurants post calorie counts on their menus and barred artificial trans fats in French fries and other restaurant food.
Bloomberg stands accused because he is attempting to limit the size of sodas after previously oppressing New York residents by restricting public smoking and regulating sodium and trans fats in food.
Wal-Mart has also pledged to work with manufacturers to eliminate trans fats and remove 10% of the sugar and 25% of the sodium in the food they sell by 2015.
Incidentally, Wendy's rival McDonald's had pledged four years ago that it would switch to a type of oil that cut the level of trans fats in its fries by half.
Bloomberg has become known nationally for his personal crusade to rid the city of things he deems harmful and unnecessary, such as salt, trans fats and the ability to smoke.
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But it remains to be seen whether the city that was first to compel chain restaurants to post calorie counts and bar artificial trans fats in restaurant food will ultimately prevail in capping soda portions.
"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.
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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Bloomberg also has pushed a number of other pioneering public-health measures, such as compelling chain restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus, banning artificial trans fats in restaurants, and attempting to limit the size of sugary drinks.
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