On 16 June 2015, the FDA finalized its determination that trans fats are not generally recognized as safe, and set a three-year time limit for their removal from all processed foods.
Likewise, in the history of researches made on the trans fats, most of it claim they are unhealthy and must be stopped from consuming. the recognized evidence and scientific agreement, nutritional authorities consider all trans fats as equally harmful for health and recommend that consumption of trans fats be reduced to trace amounts.
On the other hand, trans fats levels can be reduced or eradicated using saturated fats such as lard, palm oil or fully hydrogenated fats, or by using interesterified fat. interesterified fat is not harm as the trans-fat but it is
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They’re considered so unhealthy that some countries have banned their use. Often found in fast food, trans fats are known to raise LDL cholesterol levels. That’s the undesirable kind of cholesterol. They can also lower HDL cholesterol, which is the so-called good cholesterol. Trans fats may also increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
In other countries, there are legal limits to trans-fat content. But the question is how much are we careful about the trans fats we consume by the westernized food in Sri Lanka. The developed countries banned and some other countries have their limitations for the trans fats but the undeveloped countries and third world countries remain the same. Globalization has created such a situation where the developing countries could not ban or stop something resulted after interconnecting with the world as it would have a sudden impact on our economy.
Usage of trans fats have increased to the extent that in three to four years of time, no shelves in groceries will be filled without a single product containing trans fats. Your recommended daily intake is 0 grams. It is noteworthy that if a product contains trans fats below 0.5 g, there is no need to mention the ingredient or you can mention it as 0g trans-fat. Consumers are believed to trust the ingredients written on the label as