trans fat
nounDefinition of trans fat
: a fat containing trans-fatty acids
Examples of trans fat in a Sentence
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And there is no safe amount, so only choose products that have 0 trans fats. — Joy Bauer, Ms, Woman's Day, "Everything You Need to Know About Food Labels," 7 May 2010 After years of consumer warnings and frightening health reports, artificial trans fats in food are going away. — Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, "Good fats, bad fats, and why the ketogenic diet matters," 13 July 2018 Is replacing animal fat with plant fat and trans fat better or worse for you? — Sheila Marikar, The New Yorker, "What’s in a Woke McRib?," 15 July 2019 Types of fat There are three main types of fats: trans fats, saturated fats and unsaturated fats. — Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, "Everything you need to know about fats, according to a registered dietitian," 17 June 2019 Thankfully, these fats have practically been eliminated from the food supply due to a 2015 FDA ruling banning trans fats. — Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, "Everything you need to know about fats, according to a registered dietitian," 17 June 2019 Researchers in Canada found that some people with genes known to boost the risk of heart problems who also ate a diet high in trans fats and simple carbs were 200 percent more likely to have a heart attack than people without those genes. — Jessica Girdwain, Redbook, "What's Your Health Confession?," 15 Feb. 2012 They were hailed in the early 2000s as an alternative to trans fat, a type of unsaturated fat found to increase the risk of heart disease. — Heather Haddon, WSJ, "Anyone for Diglycerides? Anyone? Food Scientists Are Getting Fed Up With Picky Eaters," 12 Oct. 2018 The World Health Organization has called for a global elimination of artificial trans fats in foods by 2023. — Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, "Good fats, bad fats, and why the ketogenic diet matters," 13 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'trans fat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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