Trans fats are not good for health.
Saturated Fats, Monounsaturated Fats Polyunsaturated Fats|Fat Word Definitions|Daily Fat Requirement|Percentage fat calculation
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Trans fats are not good for health. Saturated Fats, Monounsaturated Fats Polyunsaturated Fats|Fat Word Definitions|Daily Fat Requirement|Percentage fat calculation Definition of Trans Fat : What are Tran Fats?The trans fatty acid or trans fat is defined as follows: If an unsaturated fatty acid is solidified by a chemical process known as hydrogenation so that its molecules contain trans double bonds between carbon atoms, it becomes a trans fat. In this process, the oil becomes solidified. The hydrogenation increases the shelf life and flavor of the food so the food industry use it. Trans fats interfere with the body's ability to regulate cholesterol. The trans fats are very harmful to the body, rather they act as slow poison. It is now mandatory to put the amount of trans fats on the food label in many countries like USA and Australia. Other countries like India has no regulation on trans fats so it is being used freely in many food products. The trans fatty acids are so dangerous to the health that the governments should actually ban the use of trans fats in foods. The Heart Foundation recommends that the intake of saturated fat and trans fat combined should be no more than 8% of total energy intake. People eating foods containing trans fats are at increased risk of coronary heart disease because it raises the "bad" LDL cholesterol and reduces the "good" HDL cholesterol level in the blood. The different names of trans fat are ?partially hydrogenated vegetable oil? or ?hydrogenated vegetable oil? or ?shortening?. In India it is known as vanaspati which comes in brand names as "Dalda", "Rath" and "Ghaghan". How Much Trans-Fat?The American Heart Association advises limiting trans-fat consumption to less than 1% of daily calories. This means that if you consume 2000 calories daily, then you should not take more than 2 gram trans-fat. But you may already eating more than this as the FDA allows to put "0 Trans-Fats" on the food label that contains less than 0.5 g of trans-fat per serving. Foods with Trans FatTrans fats are found naturally in dairy products, lamb, beef and mutton. They are also found in many packed foods which use hydrogenated vegetable fats. You can find it in many snacks, viz. cookies, cakes, fried foods, microwave popcorn, margarine, etc. Always look for the words shortening, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil or hydrogenated vegetable oil on the food label, these are nothing but trans fats. Following is a list of foods containing trans fats. An American consumes on the average 40 percent trans fat of total trans fats consumed in cakes, cookies, crackers, pies, bread, etc. and 20 pecent of total trans fats consumed in fat.
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