Hello there. I'm Monica Reinagle and you are listening to the 600th

episode of the Nutrition Diva Podcast. podcast welcome and today for this special milestone

podcast I'm going to be revisiting a topic that I've discussed many times over the

last 12 years trans trans fats. A lot has changed about the role that trans fats

play in our food supply over the last 12 years, so today I'm going to update you with the

latest information.

Now if you're not sure exactly what a trans fat is,

you're not alone, but you've probably gotten the general idea

that trans fats, whatever they are,

are bad for you.

Well, in 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration caught up with you.

They decided that the man-made trans fats found in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils were unsafe for human consumption

and they gave food manufacturers three years to eliminate them from their products.

As of 2018, partially hydrogenated vegetable oils are no longer

allowed in U.S. food products. Long before that official ban was announced, however,

trans fats had gotten a pretty bad reputation.

And manufacturers were already moving to get the trans fats out of their products,

or at least make it look as if they had.

But have you ever wondered what they've replaced them with?

Well, we're going to take a closer look at Trans-Fats, what they are,

where you will find them,

why you're supposed to be avoiding them, and what the alternatives

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