Trans fatty acids on food labels
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...tion of trans fats as low as possible, and to help consumers do this the FDA issued the labeling requirement. What are trans fatty acids? Unsaturated fats, found in such foods as avocados and olive and corn oils are heart healthy, but in the air they can go rancid by absorbing oxygen and then decompose, C&E...