Tag: trans fat

Animal Fat Might Not Be Bad for You

We have been led to believe that consuming saturated fat increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, but is this really the case? There is another harmful fat hidden in many delicious foods, but it is usually overlooked. Saturated Fat May Not Be the ‘Culprit’ of High Blood Lipids Saturated fats from lard and coconut oil…


How We Won the Fight to Ban Trans Fat

There are three broad approaches to mediating the ruin of risky choices: inform people (like using labeling), nudge people (for example, by offering financial incentives), or directly intervene to make the activity less harmful. Which do you think prevented more car fatalities: mandating driver education, labeling cars about crash risk, or removing the human element…