Today the world health organization announced its plans to wipe out the use of trans fat from food by 2023
Trans fats were created by adding hydrogen to vegetable to make a solid . The most famous being Crisco. It had benefits of making foods taste more rich and creamy and extended their shelf life.
The negative side however is the fact that it greatly increased heart disease by increasing unhealthy cholesterol.
The move by the WHO is unprecedented and is a major public health victory.
This move reinforces commonsense nutrition advice. To be most healthy, avoid synthetic foods such as trans fats high fructose corn syrup or NutraSweet, just to name a few and eat healthy, Whole Foods
