Tag: Trans Fats

  • Nation & World

    ‘I spend a fair amount of time thinking about what might go wrong’

    Interview with Professor Walter Willett as part of the Experience series.

    27 minutes
  • Nation & World

    An end to trans fats?

    A proposal issued today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, if finalized, would effectively make trans fat in the food supply a thing of the past. The Gazette asked Professor Walter Willett, chair of the Department of Nutrition at the School of Public Health, to discuss the potential impact of the ruling, in policy…

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    ‘Whole grain’ not always healthy

    U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2010 Dietary Guidelines recommend that Americans consume at least three servings of whole-grain products daily, and the new U.S. national school lunch standards require that at least half of all grains be whole-grain rich. However, no single standard exists for defining any product as a “whole grain,” according to a Harvard…

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Replacing those saturated fats

    In a new study, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health find that replacing saturated fats with polyunsaturated ones is likely to help reduce the risk of heart disease.

    4 minutes