Trans fat. Updated May 18, The American Heart Association. The skinny on fats. Updated April 30, American Academy of Family Physicians. Academy applauds FDA ban of artificial trans fats. Updated July 17, Trans fatty acids induce vascular inflammation and reduce vascular nitric oxide production in endothelial cells.
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Read our editorial process to learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy. Related Articles. How much trans fat can I eat a day? How can I limit my daily of trans fats? Here are some ways to achieve that: Eat a dietary pattern that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, poultry, fish and nuts.
Also limit red meat and sugary foods and beverages. Use naturally occurring, unhydrogenated vegetable oils such as canola, safflower, sunflower or olive oil most often. Look for processed foods made with unhydrogenated oil rather than partially hydrogenated or hydrogenated vegetable oils or saturated fat. Use soft margarine as a substitute for butter, and choose soft margarines liquid or tub varieties over harder stick forms. Doughnuts, cookies, crackers, muffins, pies and cakes are examples of foods that may contain trans fat.
Limit how frequently you eat them. Limit commercially fried foods and baked goods made with shortening or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. Not only are these foods very high in fat, but that fat is also likely to be trans fat. First Name required First Name Required. Last Name required Last Name Required. Email required Email Required. Zip Code required Zip Code Required. I agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Food makers may substitute other ingredients for trans fat that may not be healthy either. Some of these ingredients, such as tropical oils — coconut, palm kernel and palm oils — contain a lot of saturated fat. Saturated fat raises your total cholesterol. Monounsaturated fat — found in olive, peanut and canola oils — is a healthier option than is saturated fat.
Nuts, fish and other foods containing unsaturated omega-3 fatty acids are other good choices of foods with healthy fats. There is a problem with information submitted for this request.
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