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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
AskMen.com Adrienne Turner |
Cooking With Different Oils All you need to know about oils, butter, margarine and cooking sprays, as well as the best ways to use them. |
Reactive Reports Issue 56 David Bradley |
The Weighty Issue of Fat Spread the word: trans fats make you fat. |
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 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. |
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... |
AskMen.com February 13, 2003 Sabrina Rogers |
12 Foods You Probably Think Are Healthy If you're trying to lose those love handles, you've probably been avoiding cheesecake and fries. Although this is definitely a good start, there are many other foods out there that may seem "safe" when, in fact, they are actually very high in calories or fat. |
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... |
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. |
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 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. |
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003 Anne Tergesen |
The Fine Art of Finding the Fat Trans-fats won't be listed on all food items till 2006. Here's how to spot them now. |
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. |
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. |
AskMen.com January 18, 2001 Simon McNeil |
Deciphering What Food Labels Really Mean Nowadays, many men pay close attention to what they eat on a daily basis. After all, we want to look and feel our best for the ladies, right? The problem, though, is that we tend to become confused as soon as we read the labels on food products... |
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 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. |
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... |
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. |
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. |
AskMen.com Abigail Ekue-Smith |
The Perfect Diet Forget fad dieting; follow these tips on adopting the perfect diet. |
Food Processing October 2009 |
Ingredients Round Up: Fat Replacers High-oleic canola, nonhydrogenated all-purpose shortening, and other fat replacers. |
AskMen.com April 12, 2014 Nick English |
Everyone Was Wrong: Saturated Fat Is Good For You The spread of obesity has no single cause; there are a lot of complicated factors that have led to America's health crisis. |
AskMen.com February 1, 2001 Simon McNeil |
The 10 Most Unhealthy Foods |
Food Processing May 2007 |
Ingredient Round-Up: Fats & Oils May's Ingredient Round-Up features fats and oils, including trans fats and butter replacements, refined soybean oil, stable canola and tea oil. |
AskMen.com Shannon Clark |
Cholesterol Lowering Diets If you want a healthy system, it's worth taking the time to understand cholesterol-lowering diets. |
American Family Physician April 15, 2003 |
Coronary Artery Disease: How Your Diet Can Help What is coronary artery disease?... What is cholesterol?... How does lowering LDL cholesterol help?... What foods should I add to my diet?... |
Delicious Living January 2005 Devin Alexander |
Don't Skip Breakfast! According to numerous studies, a balanced breakfast helps to maintain health. Here are some recipes for healthful breakfast options. Maple-Pecan Quinoa... Green Tea-Berry Smoothie... Orange-Buttermilk Pancakes... etc. |
AskMen.com Joshua Levine |
Prevent A Heart Attack: Part II Yes -- you can lower your chances of getting heart disease by choosing your foods more wisely. |
Food Processing February 2007 Kathryn Trim |
Transcending trans fats A year after the labeling deadline, we look at what processors used to replace trans fats, including canola and sunflower oils and trait-enhanced soybeans. |
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. |
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. |
Food Processing February 2006 Kantha Shelke |
Trans fats: Just under the deadline Here's how several processors removed trans fats before the Jan. 1 labeling deadline. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter May 2000 |
Rating the Diet Books A comparison of various diet plans: What they recommend and how nutritionally balanced is it? |
Prepared Foods December 12, 2006 William A. Roberts, Jr. |
Editorial Views: Trans-formations Within three years, the FDA estimates, food labels promoting 0g of trans fat could help prevent up to 1,200 cases of heart disease and as many as 500 deaths a year. Is it time for foodservice to fall in line? |
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. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter April 2002 Bonnie Leibman & Jayne Hurley |
Health Foods that Aren't Health-food stores, for all their merits, still sell some items that are anything but healthful. They may have "organic," "natural," and other virtuous-sounding claims splashed all over their designer packages, but what's inside is sometimes worse than what you might find in the supermarket... |
AskMen.com December 19, 2002 Sabrina Rogers |
Low-Fat Cooking Techniques Whether you usually eat out or at home, it isn't always easy to choose the healthiest foods. If you cringe at the idea of "tasteless" low-fat food but would like to start eating healthier, these low-fat cooking tips will give you the best of both worlds. |
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. |
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 November 1999 Ingrid VanTuinen |
The Best and Worst Breakfasts We examined popular breakfast items from fast-food chains, sit-down restaurants, and supermarkets. The results should sound a wake-up call... |
Food Processing May 2006 |
Ingredient Round-Up: Fats and oils This showcase offers 14 lipid products to sample and savor; 14 ways to add function and flavor. |
AskMen.com Adrienne Turner |
Cooking With Different Oils - Part II Learn more about which oils are right for certain dishes, and which you should consume for good health. |
Food Processing October 2007 |
Ingredient Round-Up: Fat replacers Fat replaces in low- and zero-trans fat varieties, butter flavors, dairy replacers. |
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. |
AskMen.com John Romaniello |
Fat Is Good For You There is not sufficient evidence to support current guidelines advising us all to cut down on saturated fat |
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. |