Food News: New Labels Make Tracking Fat Intake Easier
"It'll soon be easier to watch how much fat is in your diet, as the Food and Drug Administration unveils new regulations for nutrition labels.
Starting the first of the year, manufactures will be required to list how much trans fatty acids are in foods, News 3 reported.
Trans fats are a man-made, solid fats found in processed foods like stick margarine, chips, and cookies. They raise the level of LDL, or bad cholesterol in the body, and are a leading cause of heart disease.
In January all nutrition Facts panels will list trans fats right underneath saturated fats. You need to know both numbers to figure out how much fat you're getting each day."
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Posted by Jennifer at December 29, 2005 6:34 PM