Even small amounts of trans fats make a difference
Quick but to the point post:
I have been asked the question ” Why care about such small amounts of trans fats, especially in products that contain less than .5 grams per serving?”
The answer is that even consuming as little as 1 gram of trans fat per day raises your risk for heart disease by 20 percent, according to a nurses study out of Harvard. It is extremely easy to meet and surpasse that 1 gram threshold on a daily basis without ever knowing it, even if you eat products that claim to be trans fat free. The cumulative effect of overeating and receiving small amounts of trans fat from multiple sources is the slow and silent way to coronary heart disease.
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