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What is the RDA for trans fats?
Trans fats are to be avoided for proper dietary measures. The RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) for trans fats is less than 1 percent of the caloric daily intake
What are the catch phrases companies use to get people to buy junk food?
lite, dietary intake, less trans fats, less carbohydrates
What are the common source of trans fats?
The most common source of trans fats are usually the oil in which the food is cooked in. Trans fats are man made, so what out for hydrogenated oils. which is the same thing as trans fat. They take oil and chemically add hydrogen to it.
What three substances can raise the blood cholesterol level and what is this a concern?
Saturated fats, dietary cholesterol, and trans fat and its a concern because you could get a heart attack
Does pork have trans fat?
There might be miniscule amounts of trans fats in pork, the result of feeding the pig a ration which includes trans fats. Trans fats are normally only produced by hydrogenation.
Does pizza contain trans fat?
Trans fats are unsaturated fats which have have same/simlar stucture to saturated fats therefore act as saturated fats. Trans fats are present in foods which contain vegetable fat which has been hydrograted partly to me soild. Pizzas can contain trans fats due to how the fat in the pizza base is made or trans fats naturally found in cheese. Trans fat levels should not go over 2g per person per day therefore having some trans fats is not too bad however you should limit the amount of trans fat you from.
Which is better trans fats or cis fats?
Trans fats are hydrogenated unsaturated fats and they are supposed to be the worst fats there are for your health. Unsaturated fats are healthy fats and saturated fats and trans fats are unhealthy fats. Trans fats are often added to processed foods to extend the shelf life. There are no such fats as cis fats. There are certainly cis fatty acids and trans fatty acids and the difference between the two is in the hydrogen atoms positions and one could be regarded as an isomer of the other. All fats are basically triglycerides which means glycerol triesterified with 3 fatty acids.
Is it polyunsaturated fats or monounsaturated fats or saturated fats or trans fats in cheese?
MOINOSATURATED
What is the alcohol in fats?
Glycerol, a triol, is a component of dietary fats and oils.
Saturated fats and trans fats raise the body's total cholesterol?
Yes, but trans are much worse.
Are hydrogenated oils the same as trans fat?
No, saturated fats and trans fats are different. Saturated fat increases low-density lipoprotein, which is bad for you. Trans fats do the same thing, but also lower high-density lipoprotein, which is good for you. Trans fats are a lot worse.
Can fruits have trans fats?
No.
