Here’s why trans fatty acids really need to be banned from our diets, according to the WHO
© ShutterstockIn the world, the trans fatty acids continue to damage the health of consumers and nearly five billion people ...
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Trans fatty acids increase the risk of early mortality
Eliminating trans fatty acids from your diet would reduce the risk of early mortality from all diseases (heart disease, neurodegenerative ...
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Junk food: the United States wants to ban trans fatty acids
© iStock20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths. This is what could be avoided if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
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Trans fatty acids should be banned
The total prohibition of trans fatty acids would be the most effective solution to reduce the risk of death from ...
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Playmobil fits KITT, the 2000 K-Series Pontiac Trans Am
Playmobil relies on the fact that this miniature version has several useful gadgets. Playmobil likes to surf on the popularity ...
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Trans fatty acids limited from 2021
© Getty ImagesFrom April 2, 2021, the maximum authorized limit oftrans fatty acids industrially produced will be 2 grams per ...
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Trans fatty acids in the crosshairs of the WHO
© Getty picturesThe WHO goes to war against the bad fats. The elimination of trans fatty acids present in many ...
Read moreTrans fatty acids increase the risk of early mortality
Eliminating trans fatty acids from your diet would reduce the risk of early mortality from all diseases (heart disease, neurodegenerative ...
Read moreJunk food: the United States wants to ban trans fatty acids
© iStock20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths. This is what could be avoided if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
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Breast cancer: towards an obligation to mention the presence of “trans” fatty acid
For the authors of this bill, it is a question of regulating this category of fatty acids, whose "consumption leads ...
Read moreTrans fatty acids should be banned
The total ban on trans fatty acids would be the most effective solution to reduce the risk of death from ...
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Are trans fatty acids removed from processed foods?
11 of the largest food manufacturers who are members of the International Food & Beverage Alliance (IFBA) announced in a ...
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New York continues its hunt for “trans” fats
Last year, the city banned these bad fats from restaurants and fast food outlets. The consumption of so-called "trans" fats ...
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Pregnancy: trans fatty acids are said to make babies bigger
Consuming trans fatty acids during the second trimester of pregnancy is believed to increase fetal growth. Researchers at the Harvard ...
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Five questions and answers about trans fats
What are trans fats and what is so harmful about them? The World Health Organization (WHO) wants a ban on ...
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Trans fats suspected of increasing risk of depression
February 15, 2011 - In addition to being harmful to the health of the heart, industrial trans fats - found ...
Read moreEndangered trans fat?
Near 250 experts from various backgrounds - nutrition, public health, economy, etc. - participated in the conference Championing Public Health ...
Read moreTrans fats: as harmful whether they are from animal or plant sources
April 28, 2008 - In equal amounts, trans fats present in the milk and meat of ruminants are as harmful ...
Read moreTrans fats associated with breast cancer
1er May 2008 - The more trans fat a woman consumes, the more likely she is to develop breast cancer, ...
Read moreTrans fat: two-year reprieve for the food industry
June 22, 2007 - The agri-food industry has just been granted a two-year reprieve before potentially seeing regulations imposed to ...
Read moreTrans fats associated with female infertility
February 2, 2007 - Consumption of trans fats increases the risk of infertility in women, report US researchers1. The risk ...
Read moreLess trans fat in breast milk
October 19, 2006 - The concentration of trans fats found in breast milk has declined markedly in Canada since the ...
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Trans fat, how unhealthy is it?
Worse than saturated fat Trans fat increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and possibly depression. It is more harmful than ...
Read moreTrans fats: halve them by 2010
July 3, 2006 - Without even changing their eating habits, Canadians could reduce their intake of trans fats by 55%. ...
Read moreTrans fat: first recommendations
September 8, 2005 - The federal government has supported the recommendations of the Trans Fat Task Force, which has just ...
Read moreShedding trans fats: not for five years?
June 14, 2005 - It may be five years before the food products on Canadian grocery shelves are free of ...
Read moreHealth Canada wants to reduce trans fats in Canadians’ diets
November 22, 2004 - By the spring of 2005, a task force created by Health Canada, in collaboration with the ...
Read moreWar on trans fats: Ottawa takes action
November 25, 2004 - At the instigation of the New Democratic Party (NDP), the Canadian parliament adopted a resolution in ...
Read moreTrans fatty acids: Washington tightens the screw
May 28, 2003 - The US government must do more to educate people about the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids ...
Read moreThe Trans Fatty Acid Content of Foods Coming Soon to the Label
September 12, 2002 - Starting next year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require manufacturers to label their products ...
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