NEW YORK (AP) -- Stroll the aisles of any grocery store and you're sure to spot labels declaring "zero grams trans fat" on the front of snack foods, cookies and crackers. But does zero really mean ...

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NEW YORK — Stroll the aisles of any grocery store and you’re sure to spot labels declaring "zero grams trans fat" on the front of snack foods, cookies and crackers. But does zero really mean there’s ...

News AssistantNutritional labels in Virginia Tech dining halls will continue to show consumers the facts about their food selections ? just not all of them.A Food and Drug Administration nutritional ...

Trans fat is the unhealthiest fat because it lowers your good cholesterol and boosts bad cholesterol. If a food has less than 0.5 grams of trans fat, manufacturers can list it as 0 g on nutrition ...

Labels on everything from chips to bread and margarine to energy bars will have to reveal how much "trans fat" they harbor, but consumers are urged to be cautious about the new Food and Drug ...

WASHINGTON -- Consumers are about to get a better idea of just how unhealthy some brands of potato chips, cookies, even margarines really are: Food labels will soon be required to reveal how much ...

(USA Today) Makers of cake mixes, canned frosting and frozen desserts will have to find alternatives for keeping products shelf stable and appetizing following theFood and Drug Administration's ...

With a growing number of chains electing to change their frying oils to jettison trans fats, the impression among health-conscious consumers might be that heart-threatening dietary risks are becoming ...

Artificial trans fat — a common ingredient in many American foods — is now considered so dangerous the government is banning it. Found in fast foods, pastries and many prepared foods on grocery store ...