What Zero Grams (0g) of Trans Fat Really Means

By |2017-02-10T09:49:29-07:00September 25th, 2014|Prevention|

Eating foods with trans-fat (or trans fatty acids) raises low-density lipoprotein (“bad” cholesterol), lowers your high-density lipoprotein (“good” cholesterol), and is linked to heart disease.  Trans fat provides no health benefit and there’s no safe level of eating trans-fat.  The FDA, American Heart Association, and the Institute of Medicine all agree that trans fatty acids [...]