Saturated fat discussion at AOCS 2009...

Some highlighted points from the Saturated fats and Health: Fats and Feelings ‘hot topic symposia’ held at the AOCS conference 2009 in Orlando FL: -          Classifying saturated fatty acids as one group may be an oversimplification.  Each saturated fatty acid is digested differently by the human body depending on its carbon chain length, but in foods it would be difficult to separate these fatty...

Is the truth about trans fats really true?...

 A leading margarine company is currently touting the fact that their product is trans fat free and that they offer the truth about trans fats.   Legally, according to labelling regulations a trans fatty acid free claim can be made under the following conditions:  In the United States- the food product or dietary supplement (e.g. energy or nutrition bar) contains less that 0.5 grams of trans fatty acids per serving....