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The Skinny on Fats

So there you are, having lunch with some friends. Everyone has browsed the menu and you’ve made your selections. Out come the orders after waiting with salivating anticipation of that first bite. Someone in the group comments on how incredible your meal looks. You’re eagerness to devour the meal intensifies. Right at this moment, an [...]

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What are Trans and Hydrogenated Fats?

To understand trans-fats and hydrogenated fats, we must first understand saturation of fats. Saturated vs. Unsaturated When referring to a fat as being either saturated or unsaturated, we are talking about the saturation of hydrogen atoms on the fatty acid molecule. If all of the potential binding sites on the molecule are bound to a [...]

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