What is Trans Fat and how is the FDA Administration planning to ban the use of Trans Fat?
What is trans fat? Trans fat is an unhealthy substance, also known as trans fatty acid, made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of oils. Hydrogenation solidifies liquid oils and increases the shelf life and the flavor stability of oils and foods that contain them. Trans fat found in vegetable shortenings and some margarine, crackers, cookies, snack foods and other foods. Trans fat can make food taste good, last longer on grocery-store shelves, but it can also be more hazardous for your [...]
