Leading doctors have demanded a ban on the use of trans fats – chemically altered vegetable oils found in thousands of foodstuffs such as biscuits, ready meals and margarine – because of concerns they can damage health.
The World Health Organisation also believes artificial trans fats, which have already been banned in Denmark, New York, California, Switzerland and Austria, are harmful to health and is calling for further restrictions on their use.
Prof Alan Maryon-Davis, the faculty’s president, said: “Trans fats are much less well-known than saturated fats but are much more damaging and are very bad for the heart.”
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