trans-fat

Or trans fat

[trans-fat]

noun

1. trans-fatty acid.

2. trans-fatty acids collectively.

trans fat

1. A fat containing trans fatty acids.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trans fat¹

1980–85; shortening of trans-fatty acid

Example Sentences

Under the Obama administration, the nutrition guidelines for schools that participated in the National School Lunch Program shifted, requiring cafeterias to increase their offerings of fruits and vegetables, serve only skim or low-fat milk and cut trans-fat from the menu altogether.

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Twenty Unilever plants in 15 countries needed to remove partially hydrogenated oils from 600 fat blends and replace them with trans-fat free components.

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Of course, we would all wish that we had ignored the advice to replace saturated fat with trans-fat.

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Public health measures such as bans on trans-fat foods, as well as individual decisions to alter diet and exercise has also likely helped, Nissen said.

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Public health measures such as bans on trans-fat foods, as well as individual decisions to alter diet and exercise has also likely helped, Nissen said.

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