Ban on Trans Fats

DENVER (AP) - A proposal to ban trans fats in Colorado school cafeterias and vending machines faces a test in a Republican legislative committee. A House committee takes up the trans fat ban Monday. The bill would ban artificial trans fats in most school ...  

The result is a partially hydrogenated oil that is solid at room temperature. These fats increase "bad" cholesterol (LDL) and decrease "good" cholesterol (HDL). The consumption of artificial trans fats can significantly increase risks of heart disease ...  

A new study in the Annals of Neurology found that for post-menopausal women, the danger of having a stroke ... These include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, fat-free dairy products, beans, nuts and fatty fish. In addition, women should ...  

DENVER — Artery-clogging trans fats in Colorado school cafeterias and vending machines are already an endangered species in most schools, but Colorado moved a step closer to banning them everywhere Monday. A House committee approved a school trans...  

SB 12-068 requires the elimination of industrially produced trans-fats such as vegetable shortening, margarine or any type of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil that contains more than zero grams of trans-fat per serving, according to the ...  

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture From the summary : Federal agencies that are charged with giving dietary advice to consumers—the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—recommend that consumers keep their intake of trans fatty acids as low as possible. To that end, Federal regulations [...]  

Researchers at the University of California San Diego recently found a correlation between trans fats and aggression. So not only is margarine bad for you, it may also be bad for your attitude. A finding like this one always sounds a little dubious, but Grist List editor Jess Zimmerman did a little digging and seems to think it’s legit.The study surveyed 945 men and women and found that participants who consumed more trans fats were more...  

The research, done at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill ... to note that the women who consumed the most trans fat also had other unhealthy lifestyle behaviors such as decreased physical activity, increased energy intake and ...  

DENVER (AP) -- A ban on trans fats in Colorado schools faces an uphill battle in the Republican House. All GOP senators voted against the idea Tuesday on its final stop in the Senate. The Democratic-proposed trans fats ban started as the nation's toughest ...  

Trans fats raise bad (LDL) cholesterol and lower good (HDL) cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart disease. Most of the trans fats we eat are found in foods such as commercial baked goods (cookies, cakes and pies), fried foods (doughnuts ...  

But these bad-boy fats are also super-bullies: They ramp up anger and aggressiveness, and not just the kind of $$$-aggressive antics that landed LeBron in South Beach. That’s right. If you send your kid off to school — or you head to work — after a ...  

What's more, dTFA have been shown to block production of omega-3 fatty acids, which have experimentally shown to inhibit aggressive behavior, researchers say. The results came from a study of 945 adult men and women from over five years (1999-2004 ...  

The change, sponsored by state Sen. Gary Forby, D-Benton, comes after Gov. Pat Quinn raised traffic safety questions about the original straight-on-red law, which included no time limits. Motorcycle rights groups pushed for the original law, saying their ...  

New research from USDA suggests that reformulating foods to remove or reduce trans fats has not led to large increases in saturated fat content in foods.  

A ban on trans fats in Colorado schools faces an uphill battle in the Republican House.