Saying it has determined that trans fats are not safe for use in food, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced steps that would virtually eliminate the heart-clogging ingredient, which many companies have already phased out of their food products. Americans consumption of trans fats has declined sharply over the last two decades, but the independent Institute of Medicine has concluded there is no safe level, and no health benefits. The FDA stated that further reduction of trans fat in the American diet could prevent an additional 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths from heart disease each year. I believe that the cumulative scientific data against trans fats is just so overwhelming, it just called for action by the FDA, said Mariell Jessup, MD, professor of Medicine and medical director, Penn Medicine Heart and Vascular Center.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 19:47:08 +0000
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