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There's a report on the web site of the Health On the Net Foundation, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status with the U.N. It seems there's further evidence that trans fats consumed in high quantities will have a major impact on the health of your heart. The report quotes Dr. Frank Hu, senior author of the study and an associate professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, as saying:

This study just reinforces the idea that trans fat is bad -- worse than saturated fat -- and we need to make a concerted effort to reduce trans fats, including individuals, food manufacturers and policy-makers.

To read the full report by the Health On the Net Foundation click here: High Trans Fat Intake Triples Heart Disease Risk

To learn more about trans fats visit: American Heart Association