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Science News December 16, 2006 Janet Raloff |
Trans Fats Are Bad, Aren't They? As New York moves to ban trans fats from fried and baked restaurant fare, little attention has been given to the potentially beneficial trans fats in dairy products and meats. |
Science News July 19, 2003 Janet Raloff |
No Hiding Most Trans Fats Under new FDA rules that take effect in 2006, manufacturers and bakers will have to identify trans fats wherever they occur in amounts of 0.5 gram or more. |
Prepared Foods September 1, 2005 |
Finding Trans Fat Unexpected Analytical Results Occur as More Than Hydrogenated Oils Contribute Trans Fats.... What Are Trans Fats?... More Than Trans Fat-Free... Blend Back to the Future... |
Food Processing June 2005 Kantha Shelke |
Fear and loathing over trans fats The end of the year brings the next big nutritional milestone: a required declaration of trans fatty acids for all food products that contain them. Processors are diligently searching a range of options for substitutes that will replace the functionality of trans fatty acids. |
Science News April 10, 2004 Edna Francisco |
Stronger Proof That Trans Fats Are Bad A new study examining body fat adds weight to evidence that trans fats are associated with heart problems. |
Food Processing August 2013 Mark Anthony |
Understanding Omega Fatty Acids: Why Omega-9 Is Worth a Closer Look Omega-9 fatty acids - while not essential, because your body can make them - have a number of health benefits that are being recognized by food processors. |
Delicious Living January 2005 Sharon Palmer |
What's Wrong with Trans Fats? Ubiquitous in processed foods, trans fats increase heart-disease risk and may contribute to diabetes, stroke, and cancer. Here are major sources and how to recognize it on labels. |
Science News January 24, 2004 Janet Raloff |
A Swiss Paradox? Gstaad, Switzerland, has gained renown for its challenging ski trails and celebrity sightings. Come summer, however, the area's slopes host cows, not skiers. It now appears that milk from those cows produces cheeses rich in some heart-healthy nutrients. |
Nutra Solutions March 5, 2005 Marcia A. Wade |
A Foray Into Fatty Acids "Nutritional lipids" no longer an oxymoron?... CLA enzyme may be key to weight loss... Monounsaturated fatty acids seeing higher-profile coverage, increased billing on product labels... Future for nutritional lipids with combination effects?... etc. |
Prepared Foods January 2008 |
Functional Benefits of Trans and Saturated Fats Trans and saturated fats possess functional properties that make them key components in traditional formulas. |
Food Processing November 2012 Mark Anthony |
Food Manufacturers Seeking Stable, Healthy Oils With public attention focused on health, food processors have been seeking healthy oil formulations with an eye toward stability. |
Nutra Solutions September 1, 2005 Patrick Luchsinger |
First CLA, then See Fat Away Clarinol CLA, from Lipid Nutrition, is conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which reduces body fat and increases lean muscle. |
Science News March 31, 2001 Janet Raloff |
Chocolate-science news Make no mistake: Chocolate is not a health food. Several studies in recent years, however, have demonstrated that among sweets, chocolate may possess a few nutritional advantages over most calorie-rich alternatives... |
Food Processing March 2007 David Joy |
Regulatory Issues: Trans fat tipping point For better or for worse, there seems to be no real, ongoing scientific debate about whether trans fats are truly dangerous. |
AskMen.com February 12, 2004 Sarah Keefe |
The Danger Of Trans Fats Find out why you should avoid trans fats like the plague, and discover how to eat the foods you love without the risk of inducing cardiac arrest. |
AskMen.com Dave Golokhov |
Benefits Of Dairy American and Australian researchers examined 1,000 adults and found that those who regularly consumed dairy products like milk, cheese and yogurt did better on mental ability tests than those who rarely or never eat dairy. |
Prepared Foods February 4, 2006 Marcia A. Wade |
Loose Lipids While every oil has its "strengths and weaknesses," what matters most is how a particular type of oil affects the Nutrition Facts panel. |
Prepared Foods March 7, 2007 |
Praising Trans Fats Distorting food issues can lead to bad food policy or consumers making poor choices. |
Prepared Foods February 2009 Ginny Bank |
R&D: Coming Soon to Ingredient Statements Americans who are trying to lose weight by lowering their fat intake are consuming less of an important fatty acid called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which research has shown to reduce body fat mass. |
Food Processing August 2005 Mike Pehanich |
Trans-Fat Transitions The food industry has been working hard to replace trans fat in packaged products before new federal regulations require the addition of trans fat content on the nutrition facts panels in January 2006. |
AskMen.com June 20, 2002 Sebastien Stefanov |
Can Fat Be Healthy? Fat doesn't just fall under one simple category; it is comprised of three main groups -- monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and saturated -- each with its advantages and disadvantages. To solve the mystery that is fat, let's examine each category one by one. |
Chemistry World September 12, 2012 Helen Bache |
Stopping obesity in its tracks US researchers have discovered that giving conjugated linoleic acid to young mice can prevent the development of obesity by increasing their level of physical activity. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter December 2001 Jane Hurley |
Better Than Butter? Supermarket shelves now offer dozens of margarines (they're called spreads if they're less than 80 percent oil) that are low in artery-clogging saturated and trans fats. Here's how to find them... |
Food Processing October 2008 |
Tonalin CLA Receives GRAS Status Tonalin CLA, a naturally sourced, non-stimulant ingredient, is clinically proven to safely reduce body fat and improve body composition. |
Reactive Reports Issue 56 David Bradley |
The Weighty Issue of Fat Spread the word: trans fats make you fat. |
Science News February 10, 2007 Ben Harder |
A Trans Fat Substitute Might Have Health Risks Too A controversial trial of a chemically modified fat called an interesterified fat suggests that it is more harmful than is a partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter April 2002 Michael F. Jacobson |
FDA Fiddles, While Americans Die You won't see the word "trans" -- meaning heart-damaging trans fat -- on most Nutrition Facts labels any sooner than 2007. Knowing that the delay means 2,000 to 5,000 deaths each year doesn't seem to bother the food industry or the government one whit... |
AskMen.com Adrienne Turner |
7 Things You Didn't Know About Fat Fat plays a critical role in many of the processes that our bodies go through each and every day, and it has both positive and negative sides. Here is a look at how it impacts your health and what you should eat. |
Prepared Foods February 2, 2007 Barbara T. Nessinger |
The Case for Fats and Oils Even as the food industry looks to eliminate trans fats, the functions of all fats and oils, including those of trans fats, need to be remembered. |
Food Processing November 2009 Diane Toops |
Soybean, Canola Pace Specialty Oils A little fat plays an essential role in a healthy diet - as long as it doesn't end up on our thighs. |
Food Processing October 2009 |
Ingredients Round Up: Fat Replacers High-oleic canola, nonhydrogenated all-purpose shortening, and other fat replacers. |
AskMen.com Shannon Clark |
Oil Varieties And Nutrition We've put together a guide to different types of cooking oils and the nutritional value of each. |
Science News May 14, 2005 Janet Raloff |
To Fight Cataracts, It's Fish Yea, Mayo Nay A pair of new studies links mayonnaise, as well as certain vegetable oils, to an elevated risk of age-related cataracts. One of those studies, however, also suggests that oily fish, the type with dark flesh, hold cataracts at bay. |
AskMen.com June 18, 2015 Dave Asprey |
Fatty Foods For Weight Loss These five fatty foods will actually help you lose weight. |
AskMen.com Dave Asprey |
Foods Killing Your Sex Drive Here are four things you're eating that are killing your sex drive. |
Health June 2005 Lia Huber |
5 Diet Myths Debunked You watch the sweets and never super-size. But you still may be falling prey to some common diet myths. Here's how you can outwit them. |
AskMen.com Simon McNeil |
Lose The Fat Generally, fat consumption is the most important component that needs monitoring in a diet designed for weight loss. But many say that the amount of calories is the most important measurement. The truth is, the ideal is to monitor both. Here are some guidelines. |
Food Processing November 2011 Mark Anthony |
Consumers Seeking Oils With Health Benefits After decades of avoiding fat content in foods, consumers now actively seek specific oils closely associated with health benefits. |
Food Processing April 2011 Mark Anthony |
Wellness Food Trends: Which Oils And Fats Are Healthy And Why? A lesson on oils, fats and how nothing is what it seems anymore. |
Science News April 5, 2003 Janet Raloff |
Another Way Saturated Fats Can Hike Heart Risks Numerous studies have linked heavy consumption of these fats to elevated cholesterol, a major risk factor for heart disease. Now, Johns Hopkins University researchers tie high-saturated-fat diets to a second risk factor for cardiovascular disease: abdominal fat. |
Prepared Foods January 1, 2006 |
Fats, Oils and Omega-3s Overview of fats and oils used in foods... Low-linolenic soybean oil: a new and healthy option... Formulating dairy products with Omega-3 fatty acids... Benefits of a structured lipid... Omega-3 stability... |
Prepared Foods August 2007 Elizabeth Mannie |
A Fat-finding Mission Fats and oil suppliers are striving to present nutritional fats that provide the functionality and benefits required by formulators. |
AskMen.com Sabrina Rogers |
Q&A: Too Much Tuna, Sodium & More What's the deal with trans fats? Why is sodium so bad for you? Can you eat too much tuna? What the heck are nitrates? Read answers to these burning questions and more. |
Food Processing March 2008 |
Trans fat solutions continue to evolve The trans fat disclosure ruling of 2006 continues to challenge processors, but oil alternatives are getting better all the time. |
AskMen.com Dave Asprey |
High Fat Diet Benefits New scientific research has shown that not only are fats less dangerous than we thought, they might actually be the most important part of a good diet. |
Chemistry World March 1, 2012 Samantha Cheung |
Healthier sausages Scientists in Canada have shown that sausages can be made using vegetable oil and a gelling agent instead of animal fat, without altering the texture. |
Nutra Solutions March 15, 2006 Marcia A. Wade |
Fat Overboard At one point in time, a daily tablespoon of cod liver oil was considered the cure-all for many ailments. Now research is showing that the benefits of many kinds of fats and oils are spilling over everywhere. |
Science News November 27, 2004 Diana Parsell |
Saturated Fat Shows Unexpected Benefit In a study that examined the daily diets and coronary artery conditions of 235 older women, it was found that those women who had regularly eaten the highest amounts of saturated fats had the least amount of additional plague buildup in their arteries. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter June 1999 Margo Wootan |
Special Feature - Trans Fat Here's a guide to dodging the trans fat that restaurants throw at you. The numbers come from our analyses of typical restaurant foods over the last five years... |
Food Processing August 2010 Diane Toops |
Toops Scoops: Cargill builds a sustainable supply chain for its oils How do you turn wellness trends into reality? It comes down to the mystery of the black box -- problem-based situations that offer a hypothetical mystery and need to be solved. |