New research challenges beliefs about processed vegetable oils in spreads and baked goods, finding they may not harm heart ...

The FDA made the announcement Thursday, saying the new requirement on the food industry could prevent 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths each year, according to Commissioner Margaret Hamburg.

Trans fats became popular in the United States a couple of decades ago after the food police frightened everyone into using them instead of wonderful saturated fats like butter and lard, wrongly ...

With new restrictions on their use, trans fats are fast on their way out of favor with the American public. But are replacements for trans fats any healthier? Artificial trans fats, which are used to ...

During recent Web chats, two Lean Plate Club members reported scrutinizing the nutrition labels of what they considered to be healthful foods only to discover an undesirable ingredient: partially ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — You may not even know you are eating them, but trans fats will soon be mostly gone from your food. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will require food companies to ...

What they are: Trans fats are made from liquid fats in which the natural bends in the molecule have been straightened out by a process called partial hydrogenation. In this process the essential fatty ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FDA is phasing out artificial trans fats from the food supply, but people should limit their intake of saturated fats, too, which can also cause heart disease. There are three ...

ATLANTA The 1,878-unit Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits chain has completed the introduction of trans-fat-free biscuits and reduced-trans-fat French fries in its domestic restaurants. Franchisor AFC ...

It was only a few years ago—back in 2006—that the Food and Drug Administration began requiring food labels to list trans fat counts. Now, the government agency wants to take that regulation a step ...

Before your next long run, you might fuel up by toasting a few frozen waffles. You might also pack an energy bar if you're going especially far. Along with all those energizing carbs, you figure ...