NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many snack foods and spreads on the market are now free of artery-clogging trans fat, but consumers still need to be savvy label-readers, according to researchers. Sign up ...

FARGO - One ingredient explained why a customer was getting terrible homemade treats following the same recipe that Karen Fabre Wills uses to make her popular dessert, grandma's rolled Christmas ...

With a growing number of chains electing to change their frying oils to jettison trans fats, the impression among health-conscious consumers might be that heart-threatening dietary risks are becoming ...

WOODMERE, Ohio -- The nation's food companies are stirring up new recipes for everything from Oreos to SpaghettiOs to get rid of trans fat, the artery-clogging ingredient that must be listed on food ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I've heard that some foods that are labeled as "trans fat-free" actually may contain harmful trans fats. Is this true? A: Yes. Under labeling laws, a food can be labeled as "trans ...

As the debate over trans fats continues, a growing number of restaurants are joining the ranks of Jason’s Deli, Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonald’s, Starbuck’s, and Taco Bell in deciding to rid their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seed oils are now on the health blacklist. Seed oils, once hailed as affordable and versatile cooking staples, are now under ...

With new restrictions on their use, trans fats are fast on their way out of favor with the American public. But are replacements for trans fats any healthier? Artificial trans fats, which are used to ...

WASHINGTON — A major change in the national diet is under way: Heart-damaging trans fat is rapidly disappearing from grocery aisles and restaurant food, too. But are its replacements really healthier?

The World Health Organization wants to eliminate artificial trans fats from the global food supply and has a step-by-step strategy on how to do so by 2023. On Monday, the WHO launched an initiative ...

The July 1 deadline to eliminate trans fats from all prepared restaurant fare passed without notice at Manhattan’s Blue Water Grill. Executive chef Matt Hughes doesn’t fear getting slapped with a ...