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Less Trans Fat for Better Health
Recently, New York City became the first city in the USA to pass a law which will ban the use of trans fat when preparing food in all restaurants in the city. The law will take effect on July 1, 2007. This measure serves to remind us of the harmful effects of trans fat.
Trans fat - bad fat
Some of you may not know much about trans fat. To put it simply, trans fat is one of the four major groups of dietary fats, with the other three groups being saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Trans fat, along with saturated fat, is considered as "bad" fat. A small amount of trans fat exists naturally in some foods, such as beef and some dairy products, but the major source of dietary trans fat comes from processed food.
When liquid vegetable oils go through a hydrogenation process which makes the oils more solid, the trans fat content will increase. Hydrogenated vegetable fats or oils are favoured by food processors because they allow longer shelf-life, easier storage and transportation, and give food desirable taste and texture.
But......do you know that the consumption of trans fat
Lowering dietary intake of trans fat - useful tips
So guys, less trans fat for better health.
To see how much you know about dietary fats, go try our quiz "Knowledge Test on Dietary Fat".
(Last Updated on 18-01-2007)
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