Trans Fat to Be Banned: What This Means for Your Health

Learn about the impending ban on trans fats in the U.S. food supply, and the impact, risks, and steps to stay healthy.

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That guilty-pleasure donut you love will soon get a healthy makeover.

Known as partially hydrogenated oil, or PHO, one type of trans fat commonly found in commercial baked goods linked to heart disease and other health issues for years is about to be eliminated from the U.S. food supply.

How Did We Get Here?

The long road of removing trans fats from the food supply is about to end.