Health experts will fight for the mandatory labeling of food products containing the artery-clogging fats (trans fats) at the Review of Food Labeling and Policy appointed by the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council and by the Council of Australian Governments. Read more...
Under the current rules of Australia, processed foods containing trans fats are seldom identified. As many as 6000 Australians die every year from diseases which are linked to eating too much trans fats.
Countries such as Switzerland and Denmark have banned trans fats and US has mandatory food labeling.
Trans fats are made by heating liquid vegetable oils in the presence of the gas hydrogen, a process called, unsurprisingly, hydrogenation. The hydrogenation increases the shelf life and flavor of the food so the food industry use it.
It is now mandatory to put the amount of trans fats on the food label in many countries like USA and Australia. Other countries like India has no regulation on trans fats so it is being used freely in many food products. The trans fatty acids are so dangerous to the health that the governments should actually ban the use of trans fats in foods. Read more...
Trans fats are found naturally in dairy products, lamb, beef and mutton. They are also found in many packed foods which use hydrogenated vegetable fats. You can find it in many snacks, viz. cookies, cakes, fried foods, microwave popcorn, margarine, etc. Always look for the words shortening, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil or hydrogenated vegetable oil on the food label, these are nothing but trans fats.
Trans fats are worse for cholesterol levels than saturated fats because they not only raise LDL (lethal) cholesterol but also lower HDL (healthy) cholesterol - a real double whammy. Saturated Fats - Just Plain Bad. Learn more...
Under the current rules of Australia, processed foods containing trans fats are seldom identified. As many as 6000 Australians die every year from diseases which are linked to eating too much trans fats.
Countries such as Switzerland and Denmark have banned trans fats and US has mandatory food labeling.
Trans fats are made by heating liquid vegetable oils in the presence of the gas hydrogen, a process called, unsurprisingly, hydrogenation. The hydrogenation increases the shelf life and flavor of the food so the food industry use it.
It is now mandatory to put the amount of trans fats on the food label in many countries like USA and Australia. Other countries like India has no regulation on trans fats so it is being used freely in many food products. The trans fatty acids are so dangerous to the health that the governments should actually ban the use of trans fats in foods. Read more...
Trans fats are found naturally in dairy products, lamb, beef and mutton. They are also found in many packed foods which use hydrogenated vegetable fats. You can find it in many snacks, viz. cookies, cakes, fried foods, microwave popcorn, margarine, etc. Always look for the words shortening, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil or hydrogenated vegetable oil on the food label, these are nothing but trans fats.
Trans fats are worse for cholesterol levels than saturated fats because they not only raise LDL (lethal) cholesterol but also lower HDL (healthy) cholesterol - a real double whammy. Saturated Fats - Just Plain Bad. Learn more...
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