From the category archives:

Trans Fats

What is Bad Cholesterol and How Do I Improve It?

by laurel on March 8, 2010

Last week I wrote about “good” cholesterol and how it can help remove harmful cholesterol buildup in your blood and tissues (see my post: “What is Good Cholesterol and How Do I Improve It?“). As I mentioned before, extensive studies show that high blood cholesterol levels can greatly increase your chances of getting heart disease. [...]

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California Bans Trans Fats!

by laurel on August 12, 2008

Well, California is officially the first state to ban trans-fats in restaurants’ food preparation. Governor Schwarzenegger signed the bill, making it illegal for restaurants or other retail food establishments to use any oil, shortening, or margarine that contains trans-fats (also known as hydrogenated oils). The Governor made a statement where he linked trans fats to [...]

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Kellogg Making Cereals More Nutritious

by laurel on June 21, 2007

MSNBC reports that Kellogg Co. announced they would boost the nutritional value of cereals marketed to children or stop marketing them as a whole.  Check out the new requirements for a single serving of Kellogg’s cereals:

200 calories or less
No trans fat
2 g saturated fat or less
230 mg sodium or less
12 g sugar or less

Kellogg’s change [...]

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Small Amounts of Trans Fats Increase Heart Disease Risk

by laurel on May 6, 2007

Self Magazine reports that eating even a small amount of trans fats every day significantly increases your risk of heart disease.  Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found that people who eat 4 grams of trans fat a day are 3x more likely to get heart disease than those who eat 2.5 grams [...]

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Trans Fat = Seriously Scary

by laurel on March 28, 2007

CNN.com reports that a study from the Harvard School of Public Health showed that women with the highest levels of trans fat in their blood had three times the risk of heart disease than women with the lowest levels.  Trans fats are so problematic because our bodies cannot synthesize or create trans fats.  Most people [...]

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Breakfast Cereal Switch-Up

by laurel on February 19, 2007

Women’s Health Magazine reports that a 2005 ABC study showed that 31% of breakfast eaters chose cereal as their first meal of the day. A bowl of cereal can be a perfect breakfast if you choose the brands without trans fat or added sugars. Women’s Health makes it easy with a few examples of [...]

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Packaged, Convenient, Tasty…and Healthy!

by laurel on February 19, 2007

HealthCastle.com suggests five of the healthiest packaged foods you can buy at the grocery store. It can be hard to find a healthy choice among convenient packaged foods, but Health Castle found five tasty items without the dreaded calories, trans fat, and refined sugars. Included in the list are two of my favorites: [...]

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Philadelphia Joins NYC to Ban Trans Fats

by laurel on February 14, 2007

MSNBC.com reports that Philadelphia approved, and is expected to sign, a ban on trans fats in restaurants. The ban will make Philadelphia the second city in the U.S. to ban the atery clogging fat (New York City was the first). Philadephia restaurants will be prohiited from frying foods with trans fats or [...]

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