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Trans Fats Make You Fat

August 20th, 2008

It’s important for all free diet programs to eliminate as much trans fat as possible from your diet.  Fast foods are loaded with trans fats which are the kiss of death if you’re trying to control your weight.  High intake of trans fats increases the risk of heart disease and some cancers.  The more popular high trans fat foods are margarine, fast foods, processed foods and fried foods.  By eating trans fats, its been proven to increase the overall fat in the body.  The average American eats 12 to 14 percent of their calories as saturated fat and 2 to 3 percent as trans fats.  For a healthy diet, the total of both trans and saturated fats should equal 10 percent of their calories.

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