Eliminating Archives

Governments play a key role in eliminating trans fats, but to achieve our goal, it is essential to involve industry – the producers of raw materials and finished food products.

Can processed foods be healthy? Eliminating trans fats is the first step.

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Trans fats are deadly: up to 500,000 people die each year worldwide as a result of their consumption. Trans fats raise LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol, the compound that clogs arteries and causes heart attacks and death from heart disease. Most trans fats come from partially hydrogenated man-made vegetable oils (PHO). It …

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Health advocates gear up for Session 23 with ultimate goal of eliminating Maryland’s uninsured population – Maryland Matters

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Stock.adobe.com image by Rawpixel.com. Maryland health care advocates are drawing up a list of priorities for the upcoming General Assembly session that they hope will move the state closer to their goal of ensuring all residents have health insurance. The attorneys have a press conference scheduled for Tuesday in Baltimore to highlight their agenda. They …

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