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Sunday, November, 29, 2009
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The Harsh Truth About Trans Fat

Melanie Thomassian
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My interest in health care began at a very young age, eventually...

Melanie Thomassian

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Trans fats can be found in thousands of processed foods such as candy bars, potato chips, cookies, donuts, cakes, and ready meals. They are also present in many commercially fried foods such as French Fries in fast food chains.   Why are trans fats so prevalent?   Food used to be cook...
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    Sue
    Sunday, November 09, 2008 at 03:59 PM

    Thanks so much for your post Melanie.  It can be so tricky trying to keep track of all the right things for our bodies.  Suffice to say the more fresh and the less processed the better.

     

    Our FoodFit.com site has lots of menus and recipes to help you plan a healthy daily diet.

     

    All the best, sue

     

    Related Links:

    News: High Trans Fat Intake Triples Heart Disease Risk

    Study: Trans fat labels are misleading

    What's Your Heart Health IQ?

     

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