We've come a long way from the 70s and 80s, when all fat was considered bad for us. Today, we know that many fats, including those in nuts, avocado and fatty fish, are incredibly healthy. Then there ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a direct final rule on August 9 to solidify the agency’s June 2015 determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) are no longer “generally ...

A palladium-based catalyst on diatomite — a siliceous powder derived from the remains of fossilized algae — could help lower levels of unhealthy ‘trans fats’ in hydrogenated oils like those in ...

Vegetable oil gets an unfairly bad rap, but some vegetable oils are healthier than others. Vegetable oil can refer to oil that comes from plants, but the vegetable oil you see in the supermarket is ...

They are primarily formed through the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils but can also result from high thermal treatment during the refining process. Trans-fats can be found in snack food, baked ...

You've probably heard the advice a thousand times: swap out butter and lard for vegetable oils, and your heart will thank you ...

Food giant Unilever is to remove hydrogenated oils across its entire soft spreads portfolio in the US. The group said on Monday (27 July) that it plans to have no partially hydrogenated oils and no ...