- Wikipedia: Trans Fat
Explains what trans fatty acid, commonly shortened to trans fat, is and describes the health issues surrounding it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat
- Ban Trans Fats
Campaign to eliminate the use of partially hydrogenated oils in all food products. Features information about trans fats, companies that have removed trans fats from their products, and more.
www.bantransfats.com
- Take the Trans Fat Out of New York
Campaign by the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Explains what trans fats are and recommends that New York City restaurants remove trans fat from food served.
www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cardio/cardio-transfat.shtml
- Nutrition Action Healthletter: Trans Fat
Recommendations for avoiding trans fats when eating out.
www.cspinet.org/nah/6_99/transfat3.html
- In the Matter of Food Labeling: Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling, Nutrient Content Claims and Health Claims; Reopening of the Comment Period
2002 report featuring background information and scientific evidence.
www.ftc.gov/be/v030003.htm
- Questions and Answers on Trans Fat Proposed Rule
1999 report explaining the composition of trans fats and proposed label standards. From the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/qatrans.html
- Questions and Answers about Trans Fat Nutrition Labeling
Provides an overview to help people understand how to use the declaration of trans fatty acids in the nutrition label of conventional foods and dietary supplements. From the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/qatrans2.html
- Discovery Health: Trans Fats
Describes the type of fat which occurs naturally in eggs and dairy products and is created by the hydrogenation of vegetable oil.
health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=1942&page;=1
- TFA Settlement Information Website
Provides the terms of a settlement of two cases related to McDonalds' use of trans fatty acids (TFAs) to cook food.
www.tfasettlement.com
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