The previous article described how fatty acids consist of long chains of carbon-carbon bonds, with the carbon mostly “saturated” with hydrogen atoms. When two saturated adjacent carbon atoms exchange ...

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I think it was while living in Montana as a child that my brother and I took to spreading peanut butter on our pancakes, if not margarine on our toast. nnYou see, our mother refused to feed me and my ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FDA is phasing out artificial trans fats from the food supply, but people should limit their intake of saturated fats, too, which can also cause heart disease. There are three ...

A recent ban on trans fats may have you looking a little closer at the foods you buy, but a Kansas State University food scientist points out you might not find what you're looking for on the label.

A. You're right, Annie, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that it wants to get trans fats out of the American diet — because they're dangerous. Moms like yours (and prepared-food ...

WASHINGTON -- You may not even know you are eating them, but trans fats will soon be mostly gone from your food. The Food and Drug Administration said it will require food companies to phase them out ...