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Trans Fats Befuddle America
Survey: most Americans know they should avoid trans fatty acids; few have a clue how to do it.
Topics: Trans Fat, food labeling
Read food labels religiously to check for trans fats and, in the process, become attuned to the types of products that typically contain them.
03-03-09 RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA—Americans are more than familiar with fat. Vigorously avoiding it is practically a national (and, given our rising obesity rates, an seemingly futile) pastime. But do we know it when we see it? According to a recent survey, the answer is no—at least when it comes to trans fat, also called trans fatty acid. It’s the kind of fat found in most commercially prepared baked and fried foods, and the consumption of it has been identified as a risk factor for heart disease.
THE DETAILS: Researchers twice surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults ages 18 to 65 to determine their “awareness, knowledge, and behaviors related to fats and oils and their perceived impact on heart disease.” In 2007, the second year of the study, 92 percent said they had heard of trans fats—up from 84 percent the year before. And nearly three-quarters of those aware of trans fats knew that trans fats raise your risk of heart disease. So far, so good. When asked to name three food sources of trans fats, however, only 21 percent could do it.



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Trans fats
Your article mentions that trans fats raise the HDL. This is incorrect - it lowers it. Monunsaturated fats raise the HDL.
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