Receta Kicking Trans Fats to the Curb

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There was big nutrition news today. The Food and Drug Administration made a major announcement that could potentially eliminate artificial trans fats from our food supply – which would be a tremendous move. That was the topic of my latest post for WebMD’s Real Life Nutrition blog.

Granted, the food industry has taken numerous steps to reduce or eliminate trans fats by using healthier oils and reformulating products. That’s all good. Yet, there are so many foods that still contain partially hydrogenated oils, the major source of trans fats in our diet. These solid fats are especially abundant in all those finger-licking fried foods that come out of a deep-fryer or off a conveyor belt.…