By Kerri-Ann Jennings, M.S., R.D. From cereal bars to oatmeal, these foods have a trans fat content that may surprise you. 1. French Fries Many restaurants and fast-food joints fry their french ...

A long-awaited federal report on trans fat, a processed fat pervasive in cookies, crackers and fast food, finds there is no safe level and recommends that people eat as little of it as possible.

Read on to learn which 13 foods are the highest in trans fats. And even if the nutrition label says there’s no trans fat, brands are allowed to round down to zero if there’s less than half a gram.

Trans fat is a killer: Up to 500,000 people a year die worldwide from the consequences of eating it. Trans fat increases LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol, the compound that clogs arteries and causes ...

In a simpler time, we were told to avoid foods that were high in fat. But then we learned that there are many different types of fats, including some, like olive oil, that are good for you. There ...

Some common grocery store foods contain much higher levels of heart-hazardous trans fats than you think. Here’s how to spot it on the label.

Food manufacturers began to tout products that were free of saturated fats but that had plenty of trans fat instead. Now, in light of new research, those changes don't seem like such great ideas.

Q: HOW DO I KNOW I AM EATING THEM? A: The FDA has required the amount of trans fats in foods to be listed on the backs of food packages since 2006, but that doesn’t always tell the whole story ...

What is a trans fat, and why is it so dangerous that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants it removed from the food supply? These are just some of the questions on the minds of diners as ...

The Food and Drug Administration's announcement today (Nov. 7) that trans fats could be phased out means that some popular food products may need to be reformulated in the future to comply with ...

It's easy to avoid these "fake fats" if you read your nutrition labels carefully Harley Pasternak is a celebrity trainer and nutrition expert who has worked with stars from Halle Berry and Lady ...

The good news is that the Eckel study, a nationally representative survey of 1,000 U.S. adults, shows we're getting the message about fats: 92% of Americans have heard of trans fat.