Come across this morning news in yahoo about the ban of Trans fat in NYC,what is trans fat?"Trans fats occur naturally in small quantities in meat and dairy products from ruminants. Most trans fats consumed today, however, are industrially created through partial hydrogenation of plant oils and animal fats — a chemical process developed in the early 1900s.
Unlike other fats, trans fats are neither required nor beneficial for health. Eating trans fat increases the risk of coronary heart disease. For these reasons, health authorities worldwide recommend that consumption of trans fat be reduced to trace amounts. Trans fats from partially hydrogenated oils are generally considered to be worse than those occurring naturally."a brief description of Trans fat(Thanks WIKIPEDIA).So what can we do about this TRANS FAT?for once try other alternative cooking oil,good example will be corn oil(MAZOLA).I should check up with the MRS what cooking oil is used at home.I do hope MOH or whoever is responsible in monitoring our nation eating habit(again its an individual decision,i am what i eat,hehehe) to do spot checks on eatary outlets in our country,to ensure that they are using healthy cooking oil,especially the fast food outlets.Btw the hydrogenated oil is as the same price as the vegetable oils in our market.
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