Dutch restrict trans fatty acids - Dutch margarine manufacturers are reducing the levels of trans fatty acids in their products in the next 12 months. Levels will fall to below 5 per ce...

Trans Fatty Acids: McDonald’s introduces new and healthier cooking oils - again - Fast food chain McDonald’s is trying to turn into a triumph its decision to dramatically reduce the levels of trans fatty acids it uses in its cooking...

Trans fatty acids: the hidden killers in our food - Our first story was prompted by one of our readers who told us we don t know what we re talking about that s what we love about our readers their...

Margarine debate spreading thinner - Just when you thought you'd got it straight that trans fatty acids found in margarine can cause a heart attack, new research covering nine countries s...

B vitamins reduce risk of heart disease - Blood levels of homocystine - a metabolic waste product involved in coronary heart disease (CHD) - can be inexpensively and effectively lowered with v...

Fancy a cuppa? Drink more than three cups a day to reduce your risk of heart disease - You can reduce your risk of heart disease by drinking three or more cups of black tea a day, a new study has found. Tea drinking can also protect aga...

Heart disease: who's really at risk? - Heart disease may be the number one killer in the West but we still don t fully understand its causes While we accept that obesity high cholestero...

From daily spread may grow dumb babies - Pregnant women who use margarines and other processed foods that contain trans fatty acids derived from partially hydrogenated vegetable oils may be s...