Legislative Efforts to Restrict Seed and Vegetable Oil Trans Fats in Food

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Trans fats, used in fast food and processed foods since 1990, increase LDL cholesterol. The American Heart Association advocated for legislative restrictions on them in 2009.

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Legislative Efforts to Restrict Seed and Vegetable Oil Trans Fats in Food MAHA Movement Could Realize Common AHA, WHO, FDA Goal 15 years Later Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:20:53 GMT https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/legislative-efforts-to-restrict-seed By Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH

Trans fats are super-saturated seed and vegetable oils that are used in fast food fryers and in packaged processed foods used as cohesives and long-lasting preservatives. These products came into widespread use in 1990 are are well known to raise the LDL-C or bad cholesterol. The American Heart Association called for legislative restrictions on trans fat back in 2009.

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