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added 2007 Sun Jun 3 8:55:07 by Neophile
It's a cookie lover's dream come true ΓΆβ;¬" the goodness of a decadent chocolate chunk cookie, but with none of the guilt that comes from eating a trans fat laden treat.
added 2007 Wed May 16 7:47:14 by Neophile
The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a ban on partially hydrogenated oils in restaurants, supermarket bakeries and delis yesterday, becoming the first county in the nation to restrict artery-clogging trans fats.
added 2007 Sat Mar 10 20:17:47 by ochs
The statistics are familiar, the warnings redundant. Fast food is bad for you. Trans fat is less an ingredient than a death sentence handed down by overgrown teenagers in paper hats. If you want to live - and live well - cut the cheese fries out of your diet. No quarter for the "quarter pounder!"
added 2007 Wed Mar 7 8:05:09 by Neophile
Some bakers are being forced to substitute processed fats for real butter because of the small amounts of natural trans fat butter contains.
added 2007 Fri Feb 23 23:57:22 by bhartzer
For much of the country, it's Girl Scout cookie time again. And this year, all those cookies, not just the Thin Mints and a few others, will come nearly free of harmful trans fats.
added 2007 Sat Jan 20 17:04:26 by Ousama
Eating more unhealthy trans fats could make it harder for women to get pregnant, according to new US research.Scientists found that for every 2 per cent increase in the amount of calories a woman got from trans fats instead of carbohydrates, her risk of infertility increased by 73 per cent.If the trans fats replaced healthier omega-6 polyunsaturate
added 2007 Sun Jan 7 5:24:38 by sarah
Ban here. Ban there. Next up, it's Starbucks. No, not a ban on the coffee (though that wouldn't be a horrible thing), but a ban on foods with trans-fats from Starbucks stores